by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia ranking. A school that typically has a high sticker price may actually be very affordable, depending on how much need-based financial aid you receive.
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We analyzed 6 schools across District of Columbia to determine which have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best value schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best value (income $0-$30k) school for doctor’s degrees in District of Columbia in this year’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the school is a large private not-for-profit institution.
Georgetown University has the honor of being ranked #1 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the school is a large private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, George Washington University is ranked #2 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
The quality degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, American University is ranked #3 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
Out of the 6 doctor’s degree schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of the District of Columbia is ranked #6 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
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Out of the 6 doctor’s degree schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Catholic University of America has the honor of being ranked #5 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #6, Howard University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Howard University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.