2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 1 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #173 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Check out the social sciences programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Social Sciences School

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

1 Degrees

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$52,156 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Catholic University of America the best value school in District of Columbia for general social sciences students. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CUA are $52,156 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #4 for overall quality for social sciences in District of Columbia.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Catholic University of America

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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