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Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$2,697 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,639 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,634 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Information Systems

Our 2023 rankings named Rowan-Cabarrus Community College the best value school in North Carolina for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are $2,626 a year. The average amount in student loans that CIS majors at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,087.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great value for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year. The average amount in student loans that CIS majors at Wake Technical Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,205.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 4,742
Virginia 3,727
Florida 5,133
Tennessee 754
Kentucky 1,480
South Carolina 769
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 570
Alabama 1,330
Mississippi 333
West Virginia 403

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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