Back-End Web Development Graduate Certificate at Harvard University

Programme overview

Build and maintain the server-side systems that power modern web applications. The Back-End Web Development Graduate Certificate grounds you in the architecture of dynamic, database-driven web applications. In four courses, you’ll explore server-side programming, web frameworks, databases, APIs, and deployment practices that keep modern digital products running reliably at scale.

Faculty: Harvard Extension School (Division of Continuing Education) | Duration: 4 Online Courses; Finish in 8 Months – 3 Years | Study mode: online | Intake: Spring 2027 | Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

The Back-End Web Development Graduate Certificate includes four online courses: You’ll be most successful in certificate courses if you have programming experience and familiarity with the content covered in CSCI 12 and CSCI 3. If you do not have this knowledge, consider first pursuing the.

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Application information

USD 14,320 for the whole programme (2026-2027). Total certificate tuition as listed on the programme page (tuition only) Source

Intake: Spring 2027

Duration: 4 Online Courses; Finish in 8 Months – 3 Years

Apply through the official page: https://extension.harvard.edu/academics/programs/back-end-web-development-certificate/

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