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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 21 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia”.

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Best Value Secondary 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 secondary teaching students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Secondary 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Howard University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

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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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