2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,134 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,850 and had an average of $21,473 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics and computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics and computer science 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 Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree math & compsci students list, GMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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