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2023 Most Popular 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
29 Total Awards
$55,128 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.

Since the graduate programs at Georgetown are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full Georgetown University Report

#2

George Washington University

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

You’ll be in good company if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. 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.

GWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Catholic University of America

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

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in District of Columbia. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

One thing to take note of is that CUA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Catholic University of America Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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