2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 22nd 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history 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 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 Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’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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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 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 13 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree history students list, The American University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at Georgetown

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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