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2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 10,396 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,596 and $25,905 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Full Duke University Computer & Information Sciences Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 28 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina State University Computer & Information Sciences Report

#4

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, NC A&T has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at NC A&T

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Computer & Information Sciences Report

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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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