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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$123,162 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 18,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for IS 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 Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Information Science

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Information Science at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

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

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#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at Nova Southeastern University

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 a year.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 413
Virginia 532
North Carolina 224
Florida 404
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 106
South Carolina 117
Louisiana 126
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 60

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

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 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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