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2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$26,511 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$123,162 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked 3rd in New York. In fact, 2,210 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Information Science

#1

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Our analysis found University at Albany to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at University at Albany Report

#2

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in New York. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.

Read full report on Information Science at LIU Post

#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great value for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Syracuse did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 3,677
Pennsylvania 1,560
New Jersey 856
District of Columbia 180
Delaware 32

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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