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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$29,913 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,558 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for programming students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Programming

Our 2023 rankings named DigiPen Institute of Technology the best value school in the United States for computer programming students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Redmond, Digipen is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Digipen graduate students pay an average of $29,300 in tuition and fees each year.

Digipen also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools rankings.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, DePaul is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer programming schools in the United States. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#5

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marist College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer programming schools in the United States. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Marist graduate students pay an average of $15,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Maharishi International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer programming students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

MIU graduate students pay an average of $32,530 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer programming students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer programming students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 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 9 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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