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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,666 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

Full Information Technology at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Old Dominion are $13,224 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

VCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Full Information Technology at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#4

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 per year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Marymount University

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
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

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

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 4 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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