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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$37,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer science students earned 1,957 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the compsci graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the best value school in Pennsylvania for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

Drexel did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Computer Science at Drexel University

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 1,639
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

Majors Similar to CompSci

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 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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