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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science 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 science 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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The compsci 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 CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Computer Science 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.

Full Georgetown Computer Science Report

#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 CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 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 GWU are $31,824.

Read full report on Computer Science at George Washington University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $75-$110k)

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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