2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,769 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 6 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University Computer Science Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#4 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Science at University of North Dakota

#3

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#4 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University Computer Science Report

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 22 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Computer Science Report

#5

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 7 doctorate’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read full report on Computer Science at Washington University in St Louis

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income Over $110k)

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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