2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 560 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,920 and $37,205 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 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 IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$90,412 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 7 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

#3

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$16,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Richmond. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Glen Allen, Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

South University, Richmond did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University, Richmond are $16,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Science at South University, Richmond

#4

Stratford University

Fairfax, Virginia

#5 in overall quality

$13,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. Stratford University is a small school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 28 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Stratford University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stratford University are $13,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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