2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

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 CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 430 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,900 and $22,583 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science 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 computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#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 CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s compsci degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree compsci students whose families make $30-$48k list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 20 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science 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 George Washington University are $31,824.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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