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2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,905 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$123,162 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 3,677 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland 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.

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 Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $16,995 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #1 for overall quality for IS in Maryland.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in Maryland. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMBC are $14,814 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,560
New York 2,210
New Jersey 856
District of Columbia 180
Delaware 32

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 2 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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