2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 560 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,920 and $37,205 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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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The is 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 IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s IS students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Science at GMU

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$90,412 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Read full report on Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

#3

Stratford University

Fairfax, Virginia

#5 in overall quality

$13,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 28 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stratford University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stratford University are $13,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stratford University Information Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information 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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