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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Plains States region, there were 615 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,529 and $23,404 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,809 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dakota State University is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Science at Dakota State

• 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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