2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for computer science students working on their master’s degree. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 477 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - District of Columbia is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 5 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $15,135 per year.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - District of Columbia are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Strayer University - District of Columbia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s value ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 262 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 a year.
Georgetown is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Georgetown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s value ranking, American University landed the # 4 spot on the list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at The American University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 39% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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