2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mathematics & Computer Science is the 408th most popular major in the country with 1,134 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 55 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer 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 mathematics and computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s math and compsci degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at George Mason University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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