2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Finance is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 52,394 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across District of Columbia, there were 665 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent finance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the finance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree finance students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 104 diplomas to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgetown Finance Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s finance students in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Finance at The American University

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #0 spot in our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Finance at Howard University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance (Income $30-$48k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

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