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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$19,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,204 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in North Carolina

Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for information science students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

Full Information Science at East Carolina University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a 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 IS in North Carolina.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

North Carolina Central University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at North Carolina Central University Report

$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - North Carolina is a great value for information science students. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - North Carolina are $13,515 per year.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.

Duke also made our Best Information Science Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools 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 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 The Opte Project.

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