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

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In 2019-2020, 237,745 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. 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 South Dakota, there were 768 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 computer and information sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in South Dakota

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,809 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State University are $11,809, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Dakota State University

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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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