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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in District of Columbia (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
203 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 203 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree compsci students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 18 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. 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 3 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

University of the District of Columbia also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608.

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#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 174 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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