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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

History is the #23 most popular major in District of Columbia with 73 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a .

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in History

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a very 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.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best History Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Read full report on History at George Washington University

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly 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.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best History Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full History at Georgetown University Report

#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 fairly large student population.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best History Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full History at American University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 history in District of Columbia.

Read full report on History at Catholic University of America

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
New York 477
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 55
New Jersey 88
Delaware 10

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History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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