2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,333 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree it students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNOMAHA Information Technology Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 31 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree it students with aid list, Capella University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at Capella University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (With Aid)

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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