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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in District of Columbia

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5 Degrees Awarded

$43,700 Avg Cost*

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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

American U.S. Studies is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 70 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.

The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their American U.S. studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in District of Columbia”.

Top 1 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in District of Columbia

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on United States Studies Major in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s United States studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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 undergraduate students.

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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%.

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Footnotes

*Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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