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2023 Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$10,329 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,294 Avg Student Debt*

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 or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for computer science 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.

Top Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
28 Total Awards
$4,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Nebraska. Central Community College is a public institution located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 a year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,103 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that Central Community College does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Central Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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4 Total Awards
$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the fairly large public school handed out 4 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

One thing to take note of is that MCC does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list.

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66 Total Awards
$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Nebraska. This fairly large public school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 66 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $24,835 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online courses are available at UNOMAHA, 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, 86% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #3.

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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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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