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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,443 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Basic Certificate School for You

Computer Software & Applications is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 89 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science 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.

The Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for computer software 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 Software & Applications Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Computer Software Applications

Our analysis found Pellissippi State Community College to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pellissippi State Community College are $4,456 a year.

Pellissippi State Community College also made our Best Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Pellissippi State Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

Chattanooga State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Chattanooga State Community College Report

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 39
Louisiana 36
North Carolina 297
Virginia 354
Georgia 154
Mississippi 11
Arkansas 62
Alabama 5
South Carolina 14
Florida 500
Kentucky 44

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

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

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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