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

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 1 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $17,614 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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