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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$27,315 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$114,251 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 30,779 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CIS majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.

Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also made our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for CIS in the Southeast Region .

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Southeast Region . UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $18,482 per year.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer information systems programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer information systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UAH is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Huntsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAH are $25,484 per year.

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#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

With a ranking of #10, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $30,940 per year.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 135
West Virginia 403
Georgia 4,742
Tennessee 754
North Carolina 1,634
Mississippi 333
Virginia 3,727
Arkansas 570
Alabama 1,330
Florida 5,133
South Carolina 769
Kentucky 1,480

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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