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

4 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 213 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English 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 English program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $28,909 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English Language students with aid per year to attend Georgetown.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on English at Georgetown

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree english language students with aid list, Howard has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Howard University is $41,289 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English Language students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Howard English Report

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree english language students with aid list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $33,719 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english language students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on English at George Washington University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend CUA is $34,230 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English Language students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on English at Catholic University of America

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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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