2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 559 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,207 and $28,996 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree is students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IS students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree is students with aid list, Pitt has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$26,839 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Robert Morris University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania doctor’s degree is students with aid list, RMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Science at Drexel University

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