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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$6,863 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for computer software 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 Software & Applications Schools in North Carolina

Check out the computer software programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Software Applications

$2,632 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College the best value school in North Carolina for computer software and applications students. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-B Tech are $2,632 per year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer software and applications schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Software Applications Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer software and applications schools in North Carolina. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Software Applications Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Computer Software & Applications at North Carolina State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Greensboro also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer software and applications schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Appalachian State University Report

University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computer software and applications programs. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNCW also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Software Applications Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer Software & Applications at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

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 6 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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