2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 248 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for students working on their undergraduate certificate. This large public school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 513 undergraduate certificates in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at University of Virginia is $22,323. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $59,633.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great place for students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rasmussen University - Florida is a small private for-profit school situated in Ocala, Florida. It awarded 271 undergraduate certificates in .
Rasmussen University - Florida does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $15,485. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Atlanta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Herzing University - Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a very small student population. In , this school awarded 37 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
If you want to attend Herzing University - Atlanta, expect to pay an average of $13,420 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Southeast Region . This large public school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 422 undergraduate certificates in .
Full-time students from Virginia pay an average of $5,703 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Northern Virginia Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,786.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Herzing University - Birmingham is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 111 undergraduate certificates in .
Herzing University - Birmingham does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $13,420. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Chattahoochee Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Marietta, Georgia. It awarded 479 undergraduate certificates in .
Full-time students from Georgia pay an average of $3,252 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,652.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 356 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
In-state students pay an average of $4,706 in tuition and fees if they attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,242.
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Alamance Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. Located in Graham, North Carolina, the small public school handed out 67 undergraduate certificate awards in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at ACC is $2,498. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,642.
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Trident Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. Trident Technical College is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 46 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
In-state students pay an average of $5,059 in tuition and fees if they attend Trident Technical College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,606.
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With a ranking of #10, Shenandoah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 6 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at Shenandoah is $36,028. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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Germanna Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. Germanna Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Locust Grove, Virginia. It awarded 404 undergraduate certificates in .
Full-time students from Virginia pay an average of $5,066 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Germanna Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,069.
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With a ranking of #12, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 125 students in .
Full-time students from North Carolina pay an average of $2,792 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Central Piedmont Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,936.
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Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. This very small private for-profit school is located in Marietta, Georgia, and it awarded 175 undergraduate certificates in .
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ECPI University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 700 undergraduate certificates in .
ECPI University does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $18,484. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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With a ranking of #15, John Tyler Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chester, Virginia. It awarded 252 undergraduate certificates in .
In-state students pay an average of $4,938 in tuition and fees if they attend John Tyler Community College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,941.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 187 undergraduate certificates in .
Full-time students from Kentucky pay an average of $4,656 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,192.
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Volunteer State Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. VSCC is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 147 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Students from Tennessee who attend VSCC full time pay an average of $4,524 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,724.
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Montgomery Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. This small public school is located in Troy, North Carolina, and it awarded 27 undergraduate certificates in .
Full-time students from North Carolina pay an average of $2,538 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend MCC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,682.
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Miller-Motte College Wilmington ranked #20 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, the very small private for-profit school awarded 139 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in .
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With a ranking of #21, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 69 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
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National Park College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Hot Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 284 students in .
Students from Arkansas who attend National Park College full time pay an average of $6,050 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,280.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Rome, Georgia, and it awarded 614 undergraduate certificates in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College is $3,132. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $5,532.
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NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Bentonville, Arkansas that handed out 513 undergraduate certificates in .
Full-time students from Arkansas pay an average of $4,566 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend NWACC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $5,022.
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Gwinnett Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gwinnett Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in Lawrenceville, Georgia that handed out 462 undergraduate certificates in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at GTC is $3,356. Out-of-state students pay an average of $5,756.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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