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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,827 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 15,322 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,336 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMGC is ranked #2 for overall quality for CIS in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year.

HACC also made our Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Suffolk County Community College is a great value for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Jamestown Community College is a great value for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. Jamestown Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Jamestown.

Jamestown Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $28,702 per year.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Computer Information Systems at University at Buffalo Report

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,210
Pennsylvania 3,773
New York 5,696
New Jersey 3,112
District of Columbia 137
Delaware 250

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 5 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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