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2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$30,532 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$123,162 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in the United States for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 a year.

Georgia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree information science programs. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 per year.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at Nova Southeastern University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at University of North Texas

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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 The Opte Project.

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