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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in District of Columbia. In total, 990 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in District of Columbia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Read full report on Nursing at Catholic University of America

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
Maryland 4,104
Delaware 1,267

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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