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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$43,185 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for compsci 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in tuition and fees each year.

Drexel did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great value for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 1,639
Pennsylvania 1,957
New York 6,508
New Jersey 853
District of Columbia 494
Delaware 74

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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