2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 847 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information 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 general information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The information science 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 Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s information science degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Information Science at UIUC

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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