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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in District of Columbia

2 Colleges
$62,015 Avg Salary
$25,250 Avg Student Debt

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 930 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which 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 that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Education Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue an online degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Education at George Washington University Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent online programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Education majors at The American University take out an average of $25,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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