2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 2,416 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree information science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s information science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 10 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Information Science at U-M

#3

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 3 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

Read full report on General Information Science at UWM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information 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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