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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in South Carolina. With 1,509 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofSC are $14,134 a year.

UofSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina list.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Charleston is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at C of C are $14,230 a year.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,558
West Virginia 1,446
Florida 9,003
Virginia 7,392
Arkansas 973
Mississippi 750
Tennessee 1,795
Louisiana 1,193
Alabama 1,799
Kentucky 3,926
Georgia 8,045

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

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
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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