2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Virginia (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 1,360 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 194 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 79 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at GMU

#2

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$20,116 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marymount is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Marymount also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marymount University are $20,116.

Full Marymount University Information Technology Report

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

Read more about Information Technology at Liberty University

#4

American National University

Salem, Virginia

$10,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American National University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Salem, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

American National University also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at American National University are $10,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full American National University Information Technology Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (With Aid)

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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