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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,631 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 145 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named University of the District of Columbia the best value school in District of Columbia for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

University of the District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $6,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of the District of Columbia

The excellent associate degree programs at Trinity Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 9,619
Pennsylvania 3,589
New York 19,150
Maryland 9,515
Delaware 649

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*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 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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