2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,985 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer technology/computer systems technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer technology/computer systems technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

#1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree computer systems tech students list, RPI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

Read full report on Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at RPI

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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