2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 2,291 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,840 and $42,406 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree is students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southeast Region

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

Read full report on Information Science at Georgia Tech

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$135,393 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242.

Full Nova Southeastern University Information Science Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 9 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Information Science Report

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IS degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Science at Florida State University

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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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