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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$52,170 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 11,939 computer programming students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate School

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best value school for computer programming students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 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, Harvard is ranked #1 for overall quality for programming in the New England Region .

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best computer programming colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 131
Connecticut 25
Vermont 26
New Hampshire 3
Rhode Island 79
Maine 2

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

Programming Focus Areas

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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