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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Florida, there were 445 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,325 and $50,529 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information science programs and 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 information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 5 doctorate’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida State Information Science Report

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$135,393 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s IS degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Nova Southeastern University Information Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Southeast 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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