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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,087 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,336 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science 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.

The Best Value Information Science Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in District of Columbia

Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named Strayer University - District of Columbia the best value school in District of Columbia for information science students. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Strayer University - District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Strayer University - District of Columbia take out is $51,351.

Strayer University - District of Columbia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Information Science Schools in District of Columbia list.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Strayer University - Global Region helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 a year. While working on their degree, IS majors at Strayer University - Global Region accumulate an average of around $51,351 in student debt.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - Global Region Report

The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, IS graduates from GWU take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

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#4

American University

Washington, DC
$51,334 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at American University Report

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.

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