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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$18,019 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Science

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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 also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality for compsci in North Carolina.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

Full Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

North Carolina A & T State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college 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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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for compsci in North Carolina.

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#9

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wake Forest University also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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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 9 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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