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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in District of Columbia (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,017 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 34 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in early childhood education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality early childhood education 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 early childhood education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Child development 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 College is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend Trinity College is $14,396 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree child development students with aid.

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#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree child development students with aid list, University of the District of Columbia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree child development students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.

CUA also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Catholic University of America is $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree child development students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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