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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,879 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 Minnesota. With 843 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Minnesota 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #2 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Metro State also took the #3 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

Capella University also took the #4 spot in our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Information Technology at Capella University Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 147
Missouri 266
Iowa 182
South Dakota 190
North Dakota 37
Nebraska 398

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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