2023 Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Trinity Washington University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 37 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity College graduate students pay an average of $14,850 in tuition and fees each year.
Trinity College 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Trinity College also made our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 25 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the District of Columbia graduate students pay an average of $18,608 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of the District of Columbia does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gallaudet are $19,380 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Gallaudet. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in District of Columbia. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1,193 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.
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.
GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The American University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 39% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
Georgetown University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’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 313 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 a year.
Since the graduate programs at Georgetown are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Georgetown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
Howard University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 50 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Howard does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Catholic University of America ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CUA are $51,630 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CUA. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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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