2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 77 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that 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 general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Trinity Washington University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 12 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Washington University are $14,580, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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