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2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$56,425 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

Computer Science is the #20 most popular major in District of Columbia with 255 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for compsci 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.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a .

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Science

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU also made our Best Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University 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 undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a 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 compsci in District of Columbia.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,020
Pennsylvania 532
Maryland 279
New Jersey 414
Delaware 2

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Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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