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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$28,897 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 11,939 computer programming students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for programming students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the programming graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Programming

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for computer programming students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools rankings.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer programming programs. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Colorado State also did well on our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $30,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Tulane graduate students pay an average of $61,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Programming Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming 8,750
App Specific Computer Programming 2,411
Computer Programming Certifications 278
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms 173
Computer Game Programming 169
Other Computer Programming 158

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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