2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 38,020 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 750 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,350 and $38,264 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public health degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree public health students whose families make $0-$30k list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k)

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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