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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$31,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

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

Computer Science is the #12 most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Computer Science at Iowa State University

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer Science at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,360
Minnesota 1,411
Kansas 229
Iowa 755
Nebraska 122
North Dakota 113
South Dakota 38

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

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 4 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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