2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 3,705 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health Professions
Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.
Howard also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.
Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 12,728 |
| Pennsylvania | 32,882 |
| New York | 45,482 |
| Maryland | 10,796 |
| Delaware | 2,277 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.