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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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. 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. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

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. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history 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. It costs about $28,909 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students with aid per year to attend Georgetown.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. 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. It costs about $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree history students with aid per year to attend Howard University.

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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#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.

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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

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. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.

The American University also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend American University is $43,451 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree History students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

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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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