2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and IS security programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,809 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Dakota State University is a small public school situated in Madison, South Dakota. It awarded 9 doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Dakota State University

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#3 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 #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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 Computer & IS Security Report

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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