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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

2 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Chemistry is the 44th most popular major in the country with 21,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,704 and had an average of $22,279 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 81 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in chemistry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemistry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemistry program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemistry (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $29,282 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree chemistry students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 10 bachelors’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend Howard University is $44,482 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Chemistry students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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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