2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 750 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,350 and $38,264 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public health 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 public health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate 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. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’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 Georgetown University are $53,591.

Read full report on Public Health at Georgetown University

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree public health students with aid list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (With Aid)

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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