2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in North Carolina

A master's degree in computer software and applications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #61 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for computer software and applications students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 157 master's degrees in computer software and applications during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Software & Applications School for Your Master's Degree

The computer software master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in North Carolina ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of computer software and applications students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Computer Software & Applications Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for computer software and applications.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Software & Applications in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer software and applications.

Most Well Attended Schools for Computer Software Students Working on Their Master's

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

119 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in computer software and applications. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in computer software and applications in North Carolina.

There were roughly 119 computer software and applications students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

Master's students who receive their degree from the computer software program make around $100,400 for their early career.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Wilmington if you want to pursue a master's degree in computer software and applications. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in computer software and applications in North Carolina.

There were about 24 computer software and applications students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Appalachian State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in computer software and applications. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in computer software and applications in North Carolina.

There were about 14 computer software and applications individuals who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	8
Georgia	186	23
Virginia	175	214
Tennessee	156	36
Kentucky	140	1
Louisiana	140	7
West Virginia	108	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Computer Software

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Software & Applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	157

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	707
Computer Systems Networking	139
Information Science	98
Computer Information Systems	96
Information Technology	87

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.