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

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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 South Dakota, there were 65 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota doctor’s degree is students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,809 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State University are $11,809, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Science at Dakota State

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