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2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

7 Schools Ranked
$30,155 Avg Student Debt

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.

Online graduate courses are available at University of Virginia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
$16,522 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
$12,514 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Virginia.

JMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.

GMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
$15,518 Average Tuition & Fees
$33,341 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Graduate Certificate recipients from VCU accumulate an average of $33,341 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Online graduate courses are available at VCU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
$13,224 Average Tuition & Fees

Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

Old Dominion does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia
$21,016 Average Tuition & Fees

Marymount University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate computer science programs.

Online graduate courses are available at Marymount, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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