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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

4 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 213 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English 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 English 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 English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english language students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown is $8,678 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English Language students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

Full Georgetown University English Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 52 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $17,924 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English Language students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend GWU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about English at George Washington University

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree english language students whose families make $30-$48k list, CUA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $26,211 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english language students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full CUA English Report

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #4 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 English language degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $39,858 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English Language students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Howard University.

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

Read full report on English at Howard University

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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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