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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in District of Columbia

7 Ranked Colleges
320 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 372 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,617 and $25,532 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 320 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology 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 psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in District of Columbia

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of the District of Columbia General Psychology Report

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also made our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $14,595 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Gallaudet.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on General Psychology at Gallaudet

#3

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia. Trinity Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Trinity College also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity Washington University is $14,396 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

Read more about General Psychology at Trinity Washington University

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Howard also made our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Howard is $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students.

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

Read more about General Psychology at Howard

#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Catholic University of America is $34,230 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Psychology at CUA

#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

American University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia ranking. 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 psychology degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for American University is $43,451 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full The American University General Psychology Report

#7

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $28,909 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Georgetown.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Georgetown University General Psychology 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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