2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

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 IS Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 860 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,529 and $33,903 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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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The is 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 IS Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree is students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s IS degrees to qualified students.

NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Science at NJIT

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for 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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