by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best District of Columbia Schools For The Money For Those Making $48-$75k for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 6 schools across District of Columbia to determine which have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. 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 $48-$75k) in District of Columbia ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k 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 good 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.
We go into more detail on these factors on 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 $48-$75k) school for doctor’s degrees in District of Columbia for overall quality. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the school is a large private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Georgetown University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia for overall quality.
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 $48-$75k) in District of Columbia. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
George Washington University has the honor of being ranked #2 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value.
A rank of #3 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia list means American University is a great place for students working on their degree. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia.
Not only is American University a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in District of Columbia for overall quality.
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. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is University of the District of Columbia a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in District of Columbia for overall quality.
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A rank of #5 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia list means Catholic University of America is a great place for students working on their degree. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia.
Not only is Catholic University of America a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in District of Columbia for overall quality.
Howard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia ranking. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a fairly large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Howard University has the honor of being ranked #4 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 6 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.