District Of Columbia contains nine schools that offer economics programs. George Washington University, the highest-ranking economics school in DC, has a total student population of 25,061 and is the 52nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 economics schools in District Of Columbia, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Catholic University of America comes out as the most expensive ($32,122/yr), with University of the District of Columbia as the lowest recorded at only $7,881/yr.
Economics students from District Of Columbia schools who go on to become economists, economics professors, analysts, economic analysts, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 13,160 people working as economists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $96,320. Also, Business and financial operations employees make on average $65,900 per year and there are about 6,063,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the District Of Columbia alone, there are 81,250 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of $83,700. Economists in this state earn $117,670/yr and there are 4,080 employed.
Also, within the economics schools in District Of Columbia, the average student population is 6,076 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from economics, there are 1138 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 7,715 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $0, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.