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2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$25,472 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Science is the most popular major in North Carolina with 2,948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Computer Science at North Carolina State University Report

#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wake Forest University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.

Wake Forest University also made our Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

Full Computer Science at Wake Forest University Report

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

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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