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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate

7 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree it students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 31 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students list, Capella University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Information Technology Report

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Towson University is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Towson University

#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 #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 7 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 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 Cornell are $30,042.

Read full report on Information Technology at Cornell

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students list, Oakland has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Oakland

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

George Mason University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at GMU

#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon 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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