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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

8 Ranked Colleges
650 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 1,019 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,612 and $43,247 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 650 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in District of Columbia

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 67 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree education students list, Trinity College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity College are $14,580, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 53 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Gallaudet did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 229 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree education students list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 37 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree education students list, Strayer University - Global Region has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Global Region are $15,135, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

American University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia ranking. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 178 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree education students list, The American University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

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#7

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Howard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia ranking, coming in at #7. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Catholic University of America came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia ranking. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

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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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