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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

4 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor'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 English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in general English literature, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 213 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,533 and $22,726 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in District of Columbia

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $41,289 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English students per year to attend Howard University.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Howard General English Literature Report

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend Catholic University of America.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national 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 more about General English Literature at CUA

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 52 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $33,719 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.

Full GWU General English Literature Report

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 81 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown University is $28,909 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at Georgetown 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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