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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 81 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgetown University is $23,835 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General English Literature at Georgetown University

#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 $75-$110k. George Washington University 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 yearly cost to attend George Washington University is $29,282 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read more about General English Literature at GWU

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Catholic University of America is $33,746 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Howard 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Howard University 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Howard University is $44,482 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read more about General English Literature at Howard

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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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