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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Plains States region, there were 3,769 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,148 and $20,969 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 CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 22 doctorate’s compsci degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $75-$110k list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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