by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 4,697 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,982 and $24,291 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful social sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree social sciences students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 26 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 18 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Institute of World Politics came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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