2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$88,198 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 174 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at GWU

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Science at Georgetown

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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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