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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
869 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 934,088 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 4,104 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,245 and $74,486 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 869 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $5,248 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Georgetown University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Health Professions at Georgetown University

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 479 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $17,614 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full GWU Health Professions Report

#3

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend Trinity Washington University is $13,720 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Health Professions at Trinity Washington University

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 84 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American University is $28,432 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Health Professions at American University

#5

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Gallaudet University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $12,439 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Gallaudet University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Health Professions at Gallaudet University

#6

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#8 in overall quality

University of the District of Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #8 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the District of Columbia is $14,743 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of the District of Columbia Health Professions Report

#7

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Catholic University of America came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 66 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Catholic University of America is $25,675 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Read more about Health Professions at Catholic University of America

#8

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia
#9 in overall quality

Strayer University - Global Region came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Global Region did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $22,484 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Strayer University - Global Region.

Read more about Health Professions at Strayer University - Global Region

#9

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Howard University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $37,757 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k 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.

Full Howard Health Professions Report

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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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