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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$25,483 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

With 820 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #18 most popular major in Tennessee.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the compsci doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

UT Knoxville also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Full Computer Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Memphis

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Read full report on Computer Science at Vanderbilt University

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,408
Virginia 693
North Carolina 2,948
Florida 532
Kentucky 103
South Carolina 95
Louisiana 675
Arkansas 168
Alabama 203
Mississippi 93
West Virginia 103

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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