2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 407 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $141,100 and $19,936 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 9 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Science at Brown

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full URI Computer Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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