2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You
Medicine is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 471 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for medicine students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Medicine
Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great value for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #2 for overall quality for medicine in District of Columbia.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,722 |
Pennsylvania | 2,307 |
Maryland | 270 |
New Jersey | 614 |
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Medicine Related Majors for Medicine
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medicine Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.