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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$25,472 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for compsci 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.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

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

Full Computer Science at North Carolina State University Report

#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 2 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wake Forest University are $39,240 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #3 for overall quality for compsci in North Carolina.

Full Computer Science at Wake Forest University Report

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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