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2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

6 Schools Ranked
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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.

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Top Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate 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.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $29,615 in loans while pursuing their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since GWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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

American University

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

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at The American University. In 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Catholic University of America

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CUA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Howard University

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

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Howard. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Strayer University - District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Strayer University - District of Columbia. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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