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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$30,715 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.

Full Information Technology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at Towson University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $18,508 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

Drexel also made our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RIT are $52,408 per year.

RIT also took the #2 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#9

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 a year.

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#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 2,370
Pennsylvania 1,445
New York 1,927
New Jersey 180
District of Columbia 434
Delaware 399

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 15 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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