2024 Best Schools for the Money (With Aid) in District of Columbia for Associate Degrees

It's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual has developed its Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in District of Columbia ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. 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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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.

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Best Value Associate Degree Schools (With Aid) in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

1

University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 Quality Rank in DC

$12,354 Average Net Price (With Aid)

47% Discount Rate

University of the District of Columbia tops this year’s ranking as the best value (with aid) school for associate degrees in District of Columbia for overall quality. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a small student population. It is a public school.

University of the District of Columbia has the honor of being ranked #2 in District of Columbia for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $12,354 a year.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#1 Quality Rank in DC

$31,240 Average Net Price (With Aid)

57% Discount Rate

A rank of #2 on our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in District of Columbia list means George Washington University is a great place for students working on their degree. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, George Washington University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of District of Columbia. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $31,240.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.