2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Quality Control Technology Graduate Certificate School for You
Quality Control Technology is the #160 most popular major in the country with 3,824 degrees and certificates awarded 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Quality Control Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for quality control tech 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.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Quality Control Technology
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for quality control technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, quality control tech graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debtload of $31,742.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia Southern University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Quality Control Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value quality control technology schools in the Southeast Region . Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 a year.
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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 Quality Control Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for quality control technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Quality Control Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value quality control technology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WKU graduate students pay an average of $18,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for quality control technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $20,402 per year.
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Explore the best quality control technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 41 |
| North Carolina | 17 |
| Florida | 79 |
| Kentucky | 204 |
| South Carolina | 0 |
| Louisiana | 33 |
| Alabama | 1,475 |
| West Virginia | 22 |
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Majors Related to Quality Control Tech
One of 18 majors within the area of study, quality control technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Quality Control Tech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 11,906 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,593 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,964 |
| Environmental Control Technology | 8,690 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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 Gina Collecchia.
More about our data sources and methodologies.