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

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$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for health professions students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 11 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Trinity Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in health professions at Trinity College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in health professions at Strayer University - Global Region, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#7

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, Gallaudet University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Catholic University of America did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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 11 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.

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