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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

6 Ranked Colleges
2,892 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 4,586 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,654 and $35,114 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,892 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences 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 social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

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 Social Sciences 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 758 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $23,835 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Georgetown.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,116 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $29,282 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $18,987 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences 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. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 718 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The American University also made our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for The American University is $37,117 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

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 Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $33,746 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Catholic University of America Social Sciences Report

#6

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Howard University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 123 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #5 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $44,482 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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