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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,837 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 8th in North Carolina. In fact, 696 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the best value school in North Carolina for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.

Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 112
Georgia 478
Tennessee 140
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 102
Alabama 33
South Carolina 27
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 22
West Virginia 14

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

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 Negative Space.

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