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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Trade School Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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Top Value Trade Schools in District of Columbia
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Our analysis found University of the District of Columbia to be the best value school for trade school students in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small public school awarded 728 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of the District of Columbia are $13,004 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of the District of Columbia is ranked #5 for overall quality in District of Columbia.
The excellent programs at Trinity Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 369 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Trinity College are $25,610 a year.
Trinity College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Trade Schools in District of Columbia list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 7,598 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $62,051 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality in District of Columbia.
Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2,097 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Howard are $31,050 a year.
Howard also made our Best Trade Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.
Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 9,285 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $60,946 per year.
GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Trade Schools in District of Columbia list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 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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