2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer software and applications was ranked 5th in Iowa. In fact, 71 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate School

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	14
Minnesota	216
Missouri	62
South Dakota	38
North Dakota	9
Nebraska	5

Majors Related to Computer Software

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

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design	5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	3,756
Computer Graphics	2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation	854

Most Popular Related Majors

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 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.