2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Maryland” 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 Maryland, there were 3,504 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and 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 Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree information science students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 10 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078.

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#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s information science degrees to qualified students.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read more about General Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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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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