2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences 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” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Computer & Information Sciences is the 256th most popular major in the country with 1,326 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer and information sciences 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 other computer and information sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other computer science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$10,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 3 doctorate’s other computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Other Computer & Information Sciences Report

#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 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.

Louisiana Tech also took 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences at Louisiana Tech

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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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