2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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 Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 615 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree information science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,809 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dakota State University is a small public school situated in Madison, South Dakota. It awarded 7 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Information Science at Dakota State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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