2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across South Carolina, there were 107 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in South Carolina

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Computer Science Report

#2

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$36,592 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$67,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

C of C also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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