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Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$30,204 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 18,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IS 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.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 20% of our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $29,546 per year.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duke are $59,141 a year.

Duke also made our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 413
Virginia 532
North Carolina 224
Florida 404
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 106
South Carolina 117
Louisiana 126
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 60

Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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