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2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$38,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

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 General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General History is the 24th most popular major in the country with 31,630 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 226 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General History 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 general history students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General History (Income $0-$30k) 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 General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s general history degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591.

Read full report on General History at Georgetown University

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General History 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. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU General History Report

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General History at The American University

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224.

Read more about General History at Howard

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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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