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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$17,172 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer and information sciences was ranked 7th in Florida. In fact, 1,828 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for computer and information sciences 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer & Information Sciences

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Our analysis found Florida Atlantic University to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Florida. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FAU are $6,693 a year.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.

UF also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Florida Institute of Technology 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. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 per year.

Florida Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U Miami are $41,036 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U Miami is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Florida.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Miami Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 75
North Carolina 1,441
Virginia 1,635
Tennessee 387
Georgia 3,307
South Carolina 148
Louisiana 171
West Virginia 250
Kentucky 2,704
Arkansas 233
Alabama 346

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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