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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

7 Ranked Colleges
320 Degrees Awarded
$33,617 Avg Salary
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 372 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,617 and $25,532 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 320 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that 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 psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#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 Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $13,933 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Georgetown University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

Full Georgetown University General Psychology Report

#2

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k list, Trinity College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity College is $16,011 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Trinity Washington University General Psychology Report

#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gallaudet University is $15,749 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General Psychology at Gallaudet University

#4

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of the District of Columbia, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $17,956 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full University of the District of Columbia General Psychology Report

#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k list, CUA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $28,766 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CUA.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Read more about General Psychology at Catholic University of America

#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k 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 psychology degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for American University is $33,158 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full American University General Psychology Report

#7

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Howard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. 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 psychology degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend Howard is $42,870 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Howard

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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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