2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 180 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. To top this list, a school must have a successful general information science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree information science students.

Top 5 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in District of Columbia

1

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Information Science at GWU

2

Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2020-2021.

Full Strayer University - Global Region General Information Science Report

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 32 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read full report on General Information Science at American University

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Information Science at Catholic University of America

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Strayer University - District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Information Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Information Science at Strayer University - District of Columbia

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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