2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

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Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 31,017 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 34 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Child development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Child development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Child development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Child development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Washington University are $14,580, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Trinity Washington University Early Childhood Education Report

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Child development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #0 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at CUA

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Child development Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 child development degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Early Childhood 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 The American University are $35,524.

Full The American University Early Childhood Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k)

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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