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2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate

10 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,431 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in informatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent informatics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the informatics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Informatics

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 doctorate’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Informatics at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s informatics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Informatics at Clemson University

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Informatics at Iowa

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 3 doctorate’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read more about Informatics at University of Florida

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 7 doctorate’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

Read more about Informatics at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#6

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Informatics at IU Bloomington

#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#10 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s informatics students in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Informatics at Northern Arizona University

#6 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s informatics degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Full University of California - Irvine Informatics Report

#9

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s informatics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Full UMaine Informatics Report

#10

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Doctorate ranking.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Informatics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Informatics at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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