2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Washington, there were 1,025 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security 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 and IS security program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Washington” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Washington.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Washington

#1

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.

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#2

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$30,438 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Washington. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 33 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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