by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia ranking. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $30-$48k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Georgetown University the best value (income $30-$48k) school in District of Columbia for students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Georgetown University has the honor of being ranked #1 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 6 doctor’s degree schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, George Washington University is ranked #2 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
Out of the 6 doctor’s degree schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
American University has the honor of being ranked #3 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the school is a small public institution.
University of the District of Columbia has the honor of being ranked #6 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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A rank of #5 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia list means Catholic University of America is a great place for students working on their degree. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Catholic University of America is ranked #5 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
Howard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the school is a fairly large private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Howard University a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in District of Columbia for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
