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2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$27,150 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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 Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for compsci 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Computer Science

Our analysis found University of Akron Main Campus to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Xavier are $42,460 a year.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 623
Ohio 1,016
Illinois 3,680
Indiana 1,471
Wisconsin 248

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

CompSci Focus Areas

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 3 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 Negative Space.

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