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Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

2 Schools Ranked
$36,975 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,951 Avg Student Debt*

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school 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. 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.

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

Top Value Trade Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
200 Total Awards
$13,004 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of the District of Columbia the best value school in District of Columbia for trade school students working on their associate degree. This small public school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 200 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of the District of Columbia are $13,004 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $18,665 in loans while pursuing their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of the District of Columbia does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.

University of the District of Columbia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full University of the District of Columbia Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
22 Total Awards
$60,946 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $60,946 per year.

GWU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 8% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full George Washington University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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