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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$59,816 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,639 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer information systems students earned 2,127 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate School

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Massachusetts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Boston University

Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 722
Vermont 13
New Hampshire 1,648
Rhode Island 176
Maine 43

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

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 values are for the top school 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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