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2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$20,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT 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 Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

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

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 a year.

Georgia Tech also made our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stratford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stratford University are $13,518 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a great value for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online graduate students pay an average of $16,128 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Information Technology at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#6

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 a year.

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#7

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

ECPI University graduate students pay an average of $12,960 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

UAH graduate students pay an average of $25,484 in tuition and fees each year.

UAH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

With a ranking of #9, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Augusta University are $20,712 a year.

Full Information Technology at Augusta University Report

#10

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.

Full Information Technology at Northern Kentucky University Report

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 25 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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