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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,614 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,530 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Information Technology is the #110 most popular major in South Carolina with 7 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Technology Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a .

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

UofSC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Information Technology Schools in South Carolina list.

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$11,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Carolina University are $11,640 a year.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in South Carolina list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Greenville.

Strayer University - South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 274
Florida 167
Georgia 150
North Carolina 124
Tennessee 20
Kentucky 2,125
Louisiana 17
Alabama 108
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 209

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

Majors Similar to IT

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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