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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$106,301 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 10,754 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the IT doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

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

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
Minnesota 295
Iowa 54
Kansas 38
Nebraska 109
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 38

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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