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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$24,875 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 30,779 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for CIS 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 Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Information Systems

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.

Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Computer Information Systems at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Southeast Region . FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FAU are $18,482 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great value for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate computer information systems programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $29,546 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

GMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

Full Computer Information Systems at George Mason University Report

#9

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population.

C of C graduate students pay an average of $37,836 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Information Systems at College of Charleston Report

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 135
West Virginia 403
Georgia 4,742
Tennessee 754
North Carolina 1,634
Mississippi 333
Virginia 3,727
Arkansas 570
Alabama 1,330
Florida 5,133
South Carolina 769
Kentucky 1,480

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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