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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$14,092 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,204 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Information Science Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

Our analysis found Guilford Technical Community College to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 a year.

Full Information Science at Guilford Technical Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for information science students. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

Full Information Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, IS graduates from UNC Chapel Hill carry an average student debtload of $14,013.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Science Schools in North Carolina list.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

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#5

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Winston - Salem State University is a great value for information science students. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSSU are $6,247 a year.

Full Information Science at Winston - Salem State University Report

North Carolina Central University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for information science students. It came in at #6 on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 a year.

Full Information Science at North Carolina Central University Report

Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value information science programs. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Strayer University - North Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year. IS majors at Strayer University - North Carolina take out an average of $51,351 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Duke University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Information Science Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 60
Louisiana 126
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 1
Virginia 532
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Florida 404
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 106

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

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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