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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in District of Columbia (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 elementary education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students with aid.

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 Elementary Education Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 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 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $41,289 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

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

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The American University is $43,451 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. 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 The American University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 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 #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 more about Elementary Education at CUA

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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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