2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,705 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,466 and $31,771 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer software and applications programs that also have a lower cost than 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 software and applications program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The computer software school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.
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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree computer software students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 1 doctorate’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree computer software students whose families make $0-$30k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 4 doctorate’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.
UAH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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