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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

4 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$33,533 Avg Salary
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 213 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,533 and $22,726 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general English literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general English literature 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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Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $48-$75k list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgetown University is $13,933 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $22,287 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 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 English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $28,766 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CUA.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on General English Literature at CUA

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. 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 degrees to qualified students.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $42,870 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Howard.

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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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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