2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Maryland (With Aid)

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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Maryland, there were 3,504 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,447 and $29,196 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information science program at the school. 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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid” 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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMCP Information Science Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best 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 UMBC are $21,078.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (With Aid)

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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