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

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Iowa, there were 713 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,333 and $20,931 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Science at Iowa State

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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