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

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 IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Science is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 135 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,480 and $51,671 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information 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 information 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 IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

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

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

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$17,924 Average Net Price

$62,012 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 27 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Washington University is $17,924 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree IS students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full George Washington University Information Science Report

#2

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$22,504 Average Net Price

$65,853 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 12 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Global Region also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Global Region is $22,504 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree is students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Information 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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