by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Kentucky for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 4,931 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,509 and $20,527 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,257 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Kentucky for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer information systems. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer information systems program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Kentucky for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky doctor’s degree cis students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended CIS Major in Kentucky for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at University of the Cumberlands
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in Kentucky for a Doctorate list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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