2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

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With 237,745 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, computer and information sciences is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 1,330 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,377 and $37,024 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also 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 computer and information sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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