2023 Best Value Education Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value 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 in Education
Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinity College are $25,110 a year.
Trinity College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Schools in District of Columbia list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year.
GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Schools in District of Columbia list.
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The excellent programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Education majors at The American University take out an average of $25,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
The American University also made our Best Education Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Strayer University - Global Region helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in District of Columbia. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 per year.
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Strayer University - District of Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $13,515 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,364 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Maryland | 5,361 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
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Majors Related to Education
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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