2026 Best Value Computational Science Schools in District of Columbia
[Computational Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/computational-science/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong computational science education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for computational science students.
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2026 Best Value Computational Science Schools in District of Columbia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in computational science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Computational Science Schools
Our analysis ranked Georgetown University the best value for a degree in computational science in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,089. Computational Science graduates carry a median of $16,483 in student loans. Soon after graduation, computational science degree recipients from Georgetown University generally make around $79,632. That is a strong return on a $16,483 median debt. The acceptance rate is 13%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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