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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,408 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 180 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Information Science at George Washington University

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Strayer University - Global Region graduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Science at Strayer University - Global Region

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $15,135 per year.

Strayer University - District of Columbia also took the #4 spot in our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The American University is ranked #3 for overall quality for IS in District of Columbia.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 3,677
Pennsylvania 1,560
New York 2,210
New Jersey 856
Delaware 32

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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