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

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 990 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Georgetown University Report

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at GWU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at George Washington University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Catholic University of America

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
Maryland 4,104
New Jersey 5,648
Delaware 1,267

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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