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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English in District of Columbia

3 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended English Language Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended English Language Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across District of Columbia, there were 185 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended English Language Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular English programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended English Language Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree english language students.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s English language degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate list. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s English language degrees to qualified students.

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

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended English Language Major in District of Columbia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s English language degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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