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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology

2 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 102 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree it students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Full Capella University Information Technology Report

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809.

Full Dakota State University Information Technology Report

#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242.

Read full report on Information Technology at NUS Florida

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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