2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 261 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,175 and $28,506 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree is students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Read full report on Information Science at CU - Boulder

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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