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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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It's not easy to decide which healthcare 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare 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

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
328 Total Awards
$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Howard University the most popular school in District of Columbia for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 328 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Howard. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
249 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 Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 249 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Georgetown University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 211 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.

Georgetown is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
14 Total Awards
$19,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gallaudet University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Gallaudet, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.

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#5

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 #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CUA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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