2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Maryland, there were 3,504 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. 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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Information Science Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Getting Aid. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 10 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (With Aid)

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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