2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Georgetown University

#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 Getting Aid. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GWU Computer & Information Sciences 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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