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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$26,644 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,523 Avg Student Debt*

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 and bootcamps 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 Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer science 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.

Top Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

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8 Total Awards
$24,286 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Wright State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $24,286 in tuition and fees each year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $28,259 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Wright State University - Main Campus 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

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11 Total Awards
$26,644 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, the large public school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,388 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that UC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

UC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

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1 Total Awards
$21,952 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $21,952 in tuition and fees each year.

One thing to take note of is that Kent State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Kent State is ranked #3 for overall quality in Ohio.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

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