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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$13,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,772 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 148 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer and information sciences students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for computer and information sciences 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer & Information Sciences

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in South Carolina for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $11,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Clemson University Report

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.

UofSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. C of C is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at C of C are $14,230 a year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at College of Charleston Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public college with a large student population.

Coastal Carolina University graduate students pay an average of $10,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Coastal Carolina University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree 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 graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Strayer University - South Carolina

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 75
Florida 1,828
North Carolina 1,441
Virginia 1,635
Tennessee 387
Georgia 3,307
Louisiana 171
West Virginia 250
Kentucky 2,704
Arkansas 233
Alabama 346

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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