by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia ranking is part of that endeavor. Due to the amount of income-based financial aid available, many 'high-priced' schools are more affordable than you think.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 7 schools across District of Columbia to determine which have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master'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. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Georgetown University tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $0-$30k) school for master’s degrees in District of Columbia for overall quality. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Not only is Georgetown University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia.
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.
Out of the 7 master’s degree schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, American University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Trinity Washington University has the honor of being ranked #7 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Gallaudet University a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in District of Columbia for overall quality.
Catholic University of America landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia ranking. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Catholic University of America is ranked #5 for quality in the state of District of Columbia.
With a ranking of #7, Howard University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Howard University has the honor of being ranked #6 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.