2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” 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” ranking analyzed 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The general history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia”.

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Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General History in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read more about General History at George Washington University

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. 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 general history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General History at American University

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general history students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General History at Georgetown University

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General History Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard 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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