2022 Best Value General Physics Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 13,287 people earned their degree in general physics, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 71 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physics 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 general physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Physics Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia general physics students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Physics in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$41,289 Average Net Price

$48,523 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools 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 ’s general physics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Physics Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard is $41,289 for District of Columbia General Physics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Howard General Physics Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$33,719 Average Net Price

$58,291 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Physics Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend GWU is $33,719 for District of Columbia General Physics students with aid.

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%.

Read full report on General Physics at George Washington 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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