2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer and information sciences was ranked 5th in North Carolina. In fact, 5,558 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the computer and information sciences undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer & Information Sciences

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Degrees Awarded
West Virginia	1,446
South Carolina	1,509
Florida	9,003
Virginia	7,392
Arkansas	973
Mississippi	750
Louisiana	1,193
Alabama	1,799
Kentucky	3,926
Georgia	8,045
Tennessee	1,795

Computer & Information Sciences Related Majors for Computer & Information Sciences

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

Most Popular Related Majors

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 3 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.