2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,596 people earned their degree in American U.S. studies, making the major the 309th most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 19 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in American U.S. studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American U.S. studies 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 American U.S. studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in Washington

#1

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$16,529 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s United States studies students in 2019-2020.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Washington University is $16,529 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree United States Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at Western Washington University

#2

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$10,817 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s United States studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW Tacoma is $10,817 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree United States Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on American U.S. Studies at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

#3

University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Bothell, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$11,060 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a public institution located in Bothell, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also took the #3 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $11,060 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree United States Studies students per year to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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