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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$23,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for IT 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 Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 10% of our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at University of Memphis Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNG are $18,354 a year.

Full Information Technology at University of North Georgia Report

#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.

Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#10

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 per year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 944
Virginia 1,707
North Carolina 181
Florida 1,470
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 2,193
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 85
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Mississippi 49
West Virginia 758

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

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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