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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy in District of Columbia (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$53,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Political Economy is the 685th most popular major in the country with 333 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 59 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 political economy graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political economy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political economy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Economy in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Economy Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s political economy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Economy Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

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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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