2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in North Carolina

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,180 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 371 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,475 and $33,634 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$104,331 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Appalachian State

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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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