2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,326 people earned their degree in Other computer and information sciences and support services, making the major the 506th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 Other computer and information sciences and support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in Other computer and information sciences and support services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Other computer and information sciences and support services 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 Other computer and information sciences and support services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree computer and information sciences and support services students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 144 masters’s computer and information sciences and support services degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Report

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools for a Master’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences and support services students in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul University Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Report

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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