2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 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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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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s IS degrees to qualified students.

Dakota State also took 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.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for 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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