2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,326 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,582 and $30,582 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also 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 technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value IT 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 it students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$106,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT 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 64 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 Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology 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 IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at Dakota State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (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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