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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

6 Schools Ranked
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
157 Total Awards
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 157 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Graduate Certificate recipients from GWU accumulate an average of $29,615 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 70% of those degree recipients 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. 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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#2

Howard University

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

You’ll be in good company if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.

Howard does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, District of Columbia
8 Total Awards
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

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

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#4

Georgetown University

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

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #4 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 large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, Georgetown is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

Full Georgetown University Report

#5

Catholic University of America

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

The excellent graduate certificate 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.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CUA. 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.

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#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The American University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 39% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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