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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
15 Total Awards
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full George Washington University Report

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
8 Total Awards
$51,630 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 2 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Read full report on Catholic University of America

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 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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