2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia
2Colleges
190Bachelor's Degrees
$42,863Avg Cost*
Finding the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 190 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, history is the #17 most popular major in District of Columbia. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.8% of all the history bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The 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 the Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia
The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
George Washington University tops the 2021 list of our schools in District of Columbia that are best for non-traditional history students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for History in District of Columbia ranking.
The student loan default rate at GWU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. 8,798 of GWU students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American University. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, The American University has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for History in District of Columbia ranking.
About 0.9% of The American University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. About 3,612 of the students at The American University are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to History
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
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With 190 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, history is the #17 most popular major in District of Columbia. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.8% of all the history bachelor's degrees in the country.
