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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$31,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the compsci doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

Read full report on Computer Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

Full Computer Science at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 229
Minnesota 1,411
Missouri 1,360
Iowa 755
South Dakota 38
North Dakota 113
Nebraska 122

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

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

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