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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 249 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,350 and $28,970 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 171 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) 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 History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k 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 history degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $8,678 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree History students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgetown University.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $17,924 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

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#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students whose families make $30-$48k list, The American University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $22,578 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree History students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k 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 history degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $39,858 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Howard University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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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%.

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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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