2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the IS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Science
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 small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.
ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Southeast Region . UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $29,546 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region 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 tuition and fees each year.
Duke also made our Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for information science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly 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 colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to IS
Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to IS
| 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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