2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer software and applications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) 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 For Those Making $0-$30k list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 119 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at NC State

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s computer software degrees to qualified students.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Appalachian State University

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s computer software degrees to qualified students.

UNCW also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. 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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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k)

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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