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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$24,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 60,971 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 a year.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school 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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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha 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 #6 on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very 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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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly 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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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 173
Missouri 1,402
Minnesota 940
Iowa 542
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 314
South Dakota 143

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

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 14 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.

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