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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$24,465 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Utah to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer science 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.

Top Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah

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3 Total Awards
$7,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Utah. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

Online graduate courses are available at BYU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #1 for overall quality in Utah.

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#2

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
5 Total Awards
$23,225 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s value ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.

USU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
20 Total Awards
$25,705 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since U of U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

U of U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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