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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$33,208 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Programming is the #110 most popular major in the country with 11,939 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for programming students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Programming

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for computer programming students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Programming at American Public University System Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for computer programming students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Programming Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 a year.

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best computer programming colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 241
Virginia 137
North Carolina 4
Florida 447
Tennessee 0
South Carolina 29
Louisiana 27
Arkansas 11
Alabama 0
Mississippi 102
West Virginia 12

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 luis gomes.

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