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2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,162 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

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

Information Technology is the #15 most popular major in Virginia with 1,707 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

Full Information Technology at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at George Mason University Report

#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stratford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Stratford University graduate students pay an average of $13,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marymount are $21,016 a year.

Full Information Technology at Marymount University Report

#6

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECPI University are $12,960 a year.

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Strayer University - Virginia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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

Full Information Technology at Strayer University - Virginia Report

Norfolk State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norfolk State are $12,690 per year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 944
North Carolina 181
Florida 1,470
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 2,193
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 85
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Mississippi 49
West Virginia 758

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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