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Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

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$81,655 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Howard University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 328 students majoring in health professions at Howard, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 71% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 211 students majoring in health professions at Georgetown, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in District of Columbia. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 14 students majoring in health professions at Gallaudet, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

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