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2023 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences in District of Columbia (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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 Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 1 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences in District of Columbia (With Aid)

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our district of columbia social sciences students with aid list, CUA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Catholic University of America is $34,684 for district of columbia social sciences students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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