by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 59,565 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Virginia, there were 710 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular computer science programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree computer science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Virginia International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Management and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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