2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$14,396 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Trinity Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $14,396 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree general education students with aid per year to attend Trinity College.

Read full report on General Education at Trinity Washington University

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$14,595 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $14,595 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree general education students with aid per year to attend Gallaudet.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Education at Gallaudet University

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,230 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general education students in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree general education students with aid per year to attend CUA.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at CUA

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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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