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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Utah for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 9,837 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,597 and $31,503 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,681 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Utah for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer and information sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Utah for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Utah for a Doctorate list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Utah for a Doctorate list. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Utah State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in Utah for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 3 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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