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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Vallue IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree it students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue IT Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Dakota State University is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree it students whose families make more than $110k list, Dakota State has also earned the #2 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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