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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$11,931 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. 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.

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

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

Best Information Science Doctor's Degree School

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 per year.

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 90
Minnesota 141
Kansas 75
Iowa 19
Nebraska 187
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 58

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 values are for the top school 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.

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