Find Tech Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Find Schools Near

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$9,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,009 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Chattahoochee Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chattahoochee Technical College are $5,602 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Chattahoochee Technical College is ranked #1 for overall quality for IT in the Southeast Region .

Read More…

#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,636 a year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at GTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,732.

GTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read More…

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 a year.

Read More…

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Athens Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Athens Technical College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a great value for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 per year.

Full Information Technology at Georgia Piedmont Technical College Report

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Pulaski Tech are $6,900 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UA Pulaski Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Information Technology at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Report

With a ranking of #7, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Georgia Technical College are $5,452 a year.

Read full report on Information Technology at West Georgia Technical College

Hillsborough Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $9,111 per year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at HCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,965.

In addition to its great value ranking, HCC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Information Technology at Hillsborough Community College

#9

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

With a ranking of #9, Valencia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $9,383 per year.

Read More…

#10

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Ogeechee Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,540 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Ogeechee Technical College

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 24 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.

Featured Schools

Find Computer Science Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited computer and technology colleges across the U.S.