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2023 Best Value Colleges for Educational Administration in District of Columbia (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
355 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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 Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational Administration is the 27th most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,457 and had an average of $32,661 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 355 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,554 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the educational administration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Educational Administration in District of Columbia (With Aid)

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Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Trinity College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $13,785 for district of columbia education admin students with aid per year to attend Trinity Washington University.

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified ’s education admin students in 2020-2021.

Howard also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $41,388 for District of Columbia Education Admin students with aid per year to attend Howard.

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

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best Educational Administration Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $32,563 for district of columbia education admin students with aid per year to attend GWU.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified ’s education admin students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our district of columbia education admin students with aid list, Strayer University - Global Region has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $21,585 for District of Columbia Education Admin students with aid per year to attend Strayer University - Global Region.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education admin degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $40,088 for District of Columbia Education Admin students with aid per year to attend American University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

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