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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

$13,004 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,280 Avg Student Debt*

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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 Business 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
31 Total Awards
#1 in Quality in District of Columbia
$13,004 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named University of the District of Columbia the best value school in District of Columbia for business students working on their associate degree. This small public school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 31 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of the District of Columbia are $13,004 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,140 in student loans.

University of the District of Columbia does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 21% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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 #1 for overall quality in District of Columbia.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 1 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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