2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Plains States region, there were 1,203 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security 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 computer and IS security program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Capella University

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,809 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Dakota State University Computer & IS Security Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $75-$110k)

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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