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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$23,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IT 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. 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 Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 a year.

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University of North Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNG are $18,354 a year.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #9, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 20% of our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#10

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 per year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

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

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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