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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$23,242 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$114,251 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CIS majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Houston Report

#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rice are $49,941 a year.

Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Computer Information Systems at Rice University Report

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer information systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer information systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

NMSU Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $18,275 in tuition and fees each year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer information systems programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer information systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.

Full Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 6,529
Arizona 2,554
Oklahoma 771
New Mexico 346

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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