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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,837 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 8th in North Carolina. In fact, 2,948 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #2 for overall quality for compsci in North Carolina.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in North Carolina. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $7,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Science at North Carolina A & T State University

#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Read full report on Computer Science at Duke University

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,408
Virginia 693
Florida 532
Tennessee 820
Kentucky 103
South Carolina 95
Louisiana 675
Arkansas 168
Alabama 203
Mississippi 93
West Virginia 103

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

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 4 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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