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2023 Best Value History Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$55,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,104 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

With 258 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #30 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Schools in District of Columbia

Check out the history programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in History

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best value school in District of Columbia for history students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year. While working on their degree, history majors at Georgetown accumulate an average of around $14,750 in student debt.

Georgetown also made our Best History Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for history students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at GWU take out is $20,103.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best History Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year. On average, history graduates from The American University take out $26,424 in student loans while working on their degree.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History 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 Catholic University of America. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, history majors at CUA accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt.

CUA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best History Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,235
New York 2,677
Maryland 617
New Jersey 735
Delaware 68

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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