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 (With Aid) 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 (With Aid) in District of Columbia ranking, we first look at its average net price, which 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 quality 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.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best value (with aid) school for doctor’s degrees in District of Columbia in this year’s ranking. 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, Georgetown University is ranked #1 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, University of the District of Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of the District of Columbia is ranked #6 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
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The quality degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in District of Columbia. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
George Washington University has the honor of being ranked #2 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, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia.
American University has the honor of being ranked #3 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, Howard University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Howard University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
With a ranking of #6, Catholic University of America did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in District of Columbia list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Catholic University of America has the honor of being ranked #5 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
