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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,781 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

With 97 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #63 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IS 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina Central University is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 per year.

Full Information Science at North Carolina Central University Report

Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - North Carolina landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - North Carolina are $15,135 a year.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - North Carolina Report

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 99
Florida 235
Georgia 56
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 18
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 32
West Virginia 12

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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