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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Language 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.

English is the 15th most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 213 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English 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 English program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s English language students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgetown University English Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 masters’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU English Report

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 English Language Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Read full report on English at CUA

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 masters’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #0 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, 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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