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Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$27,191 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 930 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Education

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for education students working on their master’s degree. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity College are $14,850 per year.

Trinity College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - Global Region are $15,135 a year.

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Strayer University - District of Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $15,135 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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