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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$31,682 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Science at University of Georgia Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

Full Computer Science at University of Memphis Report

#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #6, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for compsci in the Southeast Region .

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Florida Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,588 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer science programs. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 a year.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia

North Carolina A & T State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $20,738 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Science at North Carolina A & T State University

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools 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 18 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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