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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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 Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Information Science

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

15 Doctor's Degrees

#11 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$30,862 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

3 Doctor's Degrees

$25,651 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for information science students working on their doctor’s degree. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

Full Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

#3

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

7 Doctor's Degrees

#6 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$50,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 5% of our Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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