2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,700 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 4,941 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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 Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Nova Southeastern University

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

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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