2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

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In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 120 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,600 and $35,075 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies 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 Liberal Arts 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 liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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