2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

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 Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 559 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information 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 general information 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 Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Full Pitt General Information Science Report

#2

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$22,910 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Robert Morris University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

RMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.

Read full report on General Information Science at RMU

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Information Science at Drexel University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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