2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,769 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#4 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at North Dakota State University

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#4 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at UND

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 6 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree computer science students list, Iowa State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Full Iowa State Computer Science Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Computer Science Report

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Science at Washington University in St Louis

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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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