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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$24,412 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Rice graduate students pay an average of $49,941 in tuition and fees each year.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Rice University Report

University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SMU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #9, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 per year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Texas State University Report

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New Mexico Tech are $25,665 a year.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 5,487
Texas 12,825
New Mexico 493
Oklahoma 1,224

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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