2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information science program at the school. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 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

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 masters’s IS degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. 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

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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