2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Economics is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 31,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 458 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general economics 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 General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree general economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k 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 11 doctorate’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Economics Doctor’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 American University are $35,524.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 6 doctorate’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Economics at Howard

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $30-$48k)

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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