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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,955 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 252 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer software and applications students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Appalachian State is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer software in North Carolina.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Appalachian State University

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 342
Florida 16
Georgia 47
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 9
Louisiana 6
Alabama 5
South Carolina 0
Mississippi 5
West Virginia 3

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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