2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,326 people earned their degree in other computer and information sciences, making the major the 256th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,177 and had an average of $20,758 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 461 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,675 and $25,375 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer and information sciences 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 other computer and information sciences 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree other computer science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$12,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other computer science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana Tech Other Computer & Information Sciences Report

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s other computer science degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at Southern Miss

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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