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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$50,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,982 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 1,630 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for social sciences students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 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, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in District of Columbia.

Full Social Sciences at George Washington University Report

#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 social sciences schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Social Sciences at Georgetown University

#2

American University

Washington, DC

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The American University is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in District of Columbia.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year.

Full Social Sciences at Howard University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,378
Pennsylvania 1,001
Maryland 1,347
New Jersey 349
Delaware 102

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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