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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

$35,190 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
27 Total Awards
#5 in Quality in District of Columbia
$14,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Trinity College is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 master’s degrees to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trinity College are $14,850 a year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Trinity College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Trinity College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our list.

Full Trinity Washington University Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
744 Total Awards
#2 in Quality in District of Columbia
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 744 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our rankings.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
1,434 Total Awards
#1 in Quality in District of Columbia
$55,128 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,434 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Georgetown. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our list.

Full Georgetown University Report

#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
453 Total Awards
#3 in Quality in District of Columbia
$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 453 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The American University. In 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

The American University also made our list, coming in at #3.

Full American University Report

#5

Strayer University - District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
32 Total Awards
#6 in Quality in District of Columbia
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #5 on our list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 32 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are $15,135 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - District of Columbia is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#6

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
36 Total Awards
#4 in Quality in District of Columbia
$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

Howard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.

One thing to take note of is that Howard does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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