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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Information Science Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 180 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Vallue Information Science Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Information Science Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Information Science Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k.
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Information Science Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 86 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $32,563 for district of columbia information science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend GWU.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full GWU General Information Science Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Information Science Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 32 ’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Information Science Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $40,088 for district of columbia information science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend American University.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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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
- *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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