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Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,955 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 297 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer software and applications students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #75 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Software Applications Graduate 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 3 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer software 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. 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.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Software Applications

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Appalachian State is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer software in North Carolina.

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Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
Virginia 354
Florida 500
Tennessee 89
Kentucky 44
South Carolina 14
Louisiana 36
Arkansas 62
Alabama 5
Mississippi 11
West Virginia 39

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

Majors Similar to Computer Software

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 Negative Space.

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