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2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Georgetown is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 52 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown University is $23,835 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Georgetown University Computer Science Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

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 CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $29,282 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend George Washington University.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Science at George Washington University

#3

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $18,987 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree compsci students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of the District of Columbia

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The American University is $37,117 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree CompSci students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full American University Computer Science 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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