2022 Best Vallue CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 838 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,386 and $22,689 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also 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 CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income Over $110k) in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at University of Memphis

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

Read full report on Computer Science at Vanderbilt

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