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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 80 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, The American University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $22,578 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 85%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at American University

#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $16,429 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of the District of Columbia

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 8 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $26,211 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Catholic University of America.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Catholic University of America

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 8 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $39,858 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Howard.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Elementary Education at Howard University

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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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