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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General History (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

4 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$48,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 165 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general history 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 general history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General History (Income Over $110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

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 Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 68 bachelors’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $33,719 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree General History students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Full GWU General History Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general history degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $28,909 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree general history students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Georgetown University.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General History at Georgetown

#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 Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general history students in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American University is $43,451 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree General History students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General History at American University

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue General History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general history students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best General History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard is $41,289 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree General History students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Howard University General History Report

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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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