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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

2 Schools Ranked
$53,014 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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
585 Total Awards
$33,984 Average Tuition & Fees
$53,579 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 585 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $53,579 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full George Washington University Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
26 Total Awards
$57,049 Average Tuition & Fees
$14,838 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 26 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Georgetown accumulate an average of $14,838 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 38% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Georgetown University Report

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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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