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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and 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 information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $48-$75k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 7 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at UW Seattle

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students whose families make $48-$75k list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Read full report on Information Technology at Cornell University

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Capella University

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students whose families make $48-$75k list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read more about Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IT degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

Read more about Information Technology at UNOMAHA

#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oakland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Oakland also made our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.

Read more about Information Technology at Oakland University

#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at George Mason University

#8

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Towson University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Towson is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 15 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Read full report on Information Technology at Towson University

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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