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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$27,477 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,047 people earned a degree or certificate in computer software and applications, making the major the #58 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Computer Software Applications Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for computer software 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for computer software and applications students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Tech also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 per year.

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#3

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

UB graduate students pay an average of $22,100 in tuition and fees each year.

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Computer Software & Applications by Region

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Southwest
Great Lakes

Computer Software & Applications is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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