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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$23,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Science is the #21 most popular major in the country with 15,813 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the best value school in the Southeast Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.

Full Computer Science at University of Memphis Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great value for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

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#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNO are $13,678 a year.

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#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Wake Forest University graduate students pay an average of $39,240 in tuition and fees each year.

Wake Forest University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 112
Georgia 478
North Carolina 696
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.

Majors Similar to CompSci

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 5 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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