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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$18,019 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,639 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 9,823 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Information Systems

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, CIS graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,564.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ivy Tech Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for CIS in the Great Lakes Region .

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,433
Ohio 1,479
Illinois 1,579
Indiana 1,984
Wisconsin 1,531

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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