2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington” ranking.

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 Washington, there were 7,136 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,254 and $24,861 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and information sciences programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The computer & information sciences 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 Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington”.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 56 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 12 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wazzu 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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