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2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

5 Schools Ranked

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best 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 offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
$55,128 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia.

Georgetown is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Georgetown University Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that GWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
$51,630 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 3 spot on the list.

One thing to take note of is that CUA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 4 spot on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at The American University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 39% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in District of Columbia.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Howard. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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