2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
Computer Engineering is the #56 most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for CE 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.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for computer engineering students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for computer engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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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 Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $21,174 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.
GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Request InformationBest Computer Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 359 |
| Virginia | 533 |
| North Carolina | 511 |
| Florida | 944 |
| Tennessee | 100 |
| Kentucky | 162 |
| South Carolina | 157 |
| Louisiana | 26 |
| Arkansas | 45 |
| Alabama | 292 |
| Mississippi | 69 |
| West Virginia | 42 |
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Computer Engineering Related Majors for CE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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