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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree elementary teaching students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Full George Washington University Elementary Education Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The 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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