2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 875 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,815 and $21,938 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and information sciences programs and 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 information sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Brown

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rhode Island Computer & Information Sciences Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (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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