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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Washington (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IS Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Washington, there were 170 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $90,600 and $51,770 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 IS Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Washington (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 161 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

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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%.

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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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