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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

Information Science is the #32 most popular major in District of Columbia with 137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Information 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. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for information science students. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for IS in District of Columbia.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great value for information science students. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Strayer University - Global Region undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at Strayer University - Global Region Report

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. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Strayer University - District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Science Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

The American University also made our Best Information Science Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.

Full Information Science at American University Report

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 627
Pennsylvania 409
Maryland 833
New Jersey 275
Delaware 31

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

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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