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Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,075 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree 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 Master's in Computer Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly 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.

NC State also made our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.

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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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