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2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
487 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Economics 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Economics is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,831 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 752 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,629 and $37,003 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 487 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 179 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Georgetown is $23,835 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Economics at Georgetown University

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $29,282 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend George Washington University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Economics at GWU

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, CUA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Catholic University of America is $33,746 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, The American University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $37,117 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Economics 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 #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $44,482 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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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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