2025 Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in computer information systems, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #31 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 75 doctor's degrees in computer information systems to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer information systems students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer information systems students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer information systems students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer information systems related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer information systems students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Information Systems Schools

The cis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Computer Information Systems in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in computer information systems.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Doctorate in CIS

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

14 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in computer information systems has to look into University of Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of Kentucky

2

University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY

61 Annual Graduates

University of the Cumberlands is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer information systems from University of the Cumberlands

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Computer Information Systems Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	78
Virginia	127	75
Georgia	126	56
North Carolina	115	20
Mississippi	113	1
Alabama	98	9
South Carolina	91	6
Arkansas	58	13

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Computer Information Systems Related Rankings by Major

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CIS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	61
General Computer & Information Sciences	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.