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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

4 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. 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 each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
585 Total Awards
$33,984 Average Tuition & Fees
$53,579 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 585 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from GWU accumulate an average of $53,579 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at GWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Georgetown University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $14,838 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Georgetown. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
21 Total Awards
$36,022 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 21 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Howard does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
16 Total Awards
$53,180 Average Tuition & Fees

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. Catholic University of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 16 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 31% were women.

CUA 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 fact, around 32% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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