2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’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

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$87,604 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 Master’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 69 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU Information Science Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Science at The American University

#3

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$15,135 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$70,628 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 13 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Global Region, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Global Region are $15,135, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Information Science Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information 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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