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2023 Best Value Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,579 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$106,301 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Information Technology

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 per year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Dakota State University

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

Full Information Technology at Capella University Report

#3

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 a year.

Full Information Technology at Marymount University Report

#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 a year.

Full Information Technology at Nova Southeastern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Information Technology by Region

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

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

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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