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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at Cornell

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 31 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Capella University

#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 13 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.

Read full report on Information Technology at Oakland University

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at George Mason University

#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree it students whose families make $75-$110k list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Information Technology Report

#8

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Towson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Read full report on Information Technology at Towson

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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