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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #52 most popular major in North Carolina with 124 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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

Full Information Technology at East Carolina University Report

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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Information Technology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#3

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 per year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 274
Florida 167
Georgia 150
Tennessee 20
Kentucky 2,125
Louisiana 17
Alabama 108
South Carolina 7
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 209

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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