2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.
University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,440 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Duke. In 2019-2020 about 2% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Virginia Tech does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
JMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Southeast Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Auburn. In fact, around 35% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
North Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,885 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NC State. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wake Forest University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Wake Forest University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $30,139 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Tulane does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
American Military University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
East Carolina University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that ECU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate computer science programs.
One thing to take note of is that UNC Greensboro does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Arkansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UARK does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,341 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at VCU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Appalachian State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Appalachian State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
FAU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Kennesaw State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at KSU Georgia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #18 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UofSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
University of North Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list.
UNG does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Old Dominion University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Old Dominion does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #21, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,686 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at Florida State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Marymount University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Marymount, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that UNC Charlotte does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #24, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Florida Tech. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
College of Charleston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since C of C does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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