2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.

Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Dakota State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (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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