2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in North Dakota

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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 North Dakota, there were 106 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,700 and $20,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,500 and $84,163 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in North Dakota

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s compsci degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 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 CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at UND

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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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