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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$23,192 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$114,251 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer information systems was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 20,748 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Information Systems

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer information systems programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer information systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer information systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 394
Minnesota 326
Iowa 135
Kansas 75
Nebraska 79
South Dakota 76

Computer Information Systems is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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