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2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$35,659 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$123,162 Avg Salary

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

Information Science is the #57 most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

Full Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Ohio 275
Illinois 799
Indiana 280
Wisconsin 255

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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