2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You
With 181 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #112 most popular major in North Carolina.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great value for information technology students working on their master’s degree. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC A&T are $7,938 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 944 |
| Virginia | 1,707 |
| Florida | 1,470 |
| Tennessee | 37 |
| Kentucky | 2,193 |
| South Carolina | 84 |
| Louisiana | 85 |
| Arkansas | 55 |
| Alabama | 176 |
| Mississippi | 49 |
| West Virginia | 758 |
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Information Technology Related Majors for IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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.