2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You
Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,707 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Radford University the best value school in Virginia for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Radford are $11,542 a year.
Radford also took the #3 spot in our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.
Read full report on Information Technology at Radford University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.
Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Louisiana | 85 |
West Virginia | 758 |
Georgia | 944 |
Tennessee | 37 |
North Carolina | 181 |
Mississippi | 49 |
Arkansas | 55 |
Alabama | 176 |
Florida | 1,470 |
South Carolina | 84 |
Kentucky | 2,193 |
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Majors Related to IT
One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
IT Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & IS Security | 22,829 |
Network & System Administration/Administrator | 5,501 |
Information Technology Management | 4,009 |
Computer Support Specialist | 3,176 |
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager | 2,077 |
Information Technology Project Management | 2,076 |
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster | 887 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
Computer Science | 59,565 |
Information Science | 18,325 |
Computer Systems Networking | 14,700 |
Computer Software & Applications | 14,336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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 Craig Dennis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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