2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island doctor’s degree compsci students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 9 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown University Computer Science Report

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Full URI Computer Science Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (With Aid)

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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