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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia

7 Colleges
$90,822 Avg Salary
$51,888 Avg Student Debt

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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.

The Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at GWU accumulate an average of around $43,537 in student debt.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at Georgetown accumulate an average of around $117,875 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at CUA take out is $44,238. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $940, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

On average, nursing graduates from Trinity College take out $27,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Howard take out is $24,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $779, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Saint Michael College of Allied Health landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Saint Michael College of Allied Health is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Nursing majors at Saint Michael College of Allied Health take out an average of $10,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, Strayer University - Global Region did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

On average, nursing graduates from Strayer University - Global Region take out $24,214 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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