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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 249 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,350 and $28,970 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 171 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history 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 History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#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 History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students with aid list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown University is $28,909 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree History students with aid.

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

Read more about History at Georgetown

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Howard University is $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students with aid.

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 History at Howard

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 68 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $33,719 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree History students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national 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 History Report

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for The American University is $43,451 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on History at The American University

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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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