2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Iowa

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In 2019-2020, 237,745 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. 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 Iowa, there were 2,177 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,546 and $31,738 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 6 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Iowa State University

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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