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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$11,931 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 a degree or certificate, 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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.

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

Best Information Science Doctor's Degree School

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dakota State is ranked #4 for overall quality for IS in the Plains States Region .

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 75
Minnesota 141
Missouri 90
Iowa 19
South Dakota 58
North Dakota 2
Nebraska 187

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 values are for the top school 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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