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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in District of Columbia

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

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” 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” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

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

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

#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. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also made our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.

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.

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students 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. The yearly cost to attend Howard University is $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.

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

Full Howard University Elementary Education Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Catholic University of America is $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Elementary Education at CUA

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia 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 19 students 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. It costs about $43,451 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students per year to attend American University.

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%.

Full American University Elementary Education 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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