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2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
500 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Finance is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 52,394 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across District of Columbia, there were 665 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 500 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in finance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great finance programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the finance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 202 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown is $23,835 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree finance students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Finance at Georgetown University

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $29,282 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Finance students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read full report on Finance at GWU

#3

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $18,987 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Finance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of the District of Columbia Finance Report

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $37,117 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Finance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The American University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Finance at American University

#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s finance degrees to qualified students.

CUA also made our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $33,746 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Finance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Catholic University of America.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Finance at Catholic University of America

#6

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Howard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 42 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #5 spot in our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $44,482 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Finance students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Howard University.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Howard Finance Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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