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.
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2023 Best Value Education Schools in District of Columbia
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Colleges.
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 city of Washington.
Trinity College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Trinity College also made our Best Education Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #5.
The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.
GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 took the #3 spot in our Best Education Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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 Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great value for education students. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 per year.
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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $13,515 per year.
Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges 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 |
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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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