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2023 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technologies in District of Columbia (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 220 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $120,284 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technologies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering technologies 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technologies in District of Columbia (With Aid)

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 147 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $32,563 for District of Columbia Engineering Tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

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