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2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 430 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,900 and $22,583 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students with aid list, University of the District of Columbia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of the District of Columbia

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students with aid list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $28,909 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students with aid per year to attend Georgetown University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgetown University Computer Science Report

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $43,451 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students with aid per year to attend American University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Computer Science at The American University

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $33,719 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Science at George Washington University

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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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