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Finding the Best Computer Science Basic Certificate School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the compsci basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Martin’s University the best school in the United States for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent basic certificate programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate computer science programs. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their basic certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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Lord Fairfax Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Lord Fairfax Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Middletown.

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

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Negative Space.

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