2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 503 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,500 and $44,526 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology 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 technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$17,614 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,614 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree IT students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GWU.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$22,484 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Global Region also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Global Region is $22,484 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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