2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 328 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,170 and $32,834 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 253 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer software and applications 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 software and applications program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree computer software students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in Virginia

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$94,408 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 198 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$97,071 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 54 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

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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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