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2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$17,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Basic Certificate School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for compsci 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 Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Computer Science

Our analysis found Lord Fairfax Community College to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Middletown, Lord Fairfax Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lord Fairfax Community College are $10,742 per year.

Read full report on Computer Science at Lord Fairfax Community College

Out of the 2 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Georgia State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,517 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 675
West Virginia 103
Georgia 1,408
Tennessee 820
North Carolina 2,948
Mississippi 93
Virginia 693
Arkansas 168
Alabama 203
Florida 532
South Carolina 95
Kentucky 103

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

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 2 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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