2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 39 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,233 and $27,625 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that 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 information technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The it school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in District of Columbia”.

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Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia associate degree it students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology in District of Columbia

#1

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$22,944 Average Net Price

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 24 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia associate degree it students list, Strayer University - Global Region has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $22,944 for district of columbia associate degree it students per year to attend Strayer University - Global Region.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Information Technology Report

#2

Strayer University - District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$26,625 Average Net Price

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in District of Columbia. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 12 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - District of Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $26,625 for District of Columbia Associate Degree IT students per year to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia.

Full Strayer University - District of Columbia Information Technology Report

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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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