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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,974 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,725 and $33,240 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in information science. 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

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

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Information Science Report

#2

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Science at UNT

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Science at University of Arizona

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Science at Baylor 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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