2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 2,291 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree information science students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s information science students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 3 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Information Science at Georgia Tech

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.

Read more about General Information Science at Florida State

#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 22 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Information Science at NUS Florida

• 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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