2023 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for students working on their bachelor’s degree. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3,572 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $57,984 to cover tuition and fees at GWU. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,093 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Online courses are available at GWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 10% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,120 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Georgetown, expect to pay an average of $59,957 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Georgetown accumulate an average of $16,335 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Georgetown is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,109 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $51,334 to cover tuition and fees at The American University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,484 in student loans. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that The American University does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 28% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1,542 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Howard, expect to pay an average of $28,916 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,908 in student loans. Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Howard. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 884 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend CUA, expect to pay an average of $52,156 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,706 in student loans. Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at CUA. In fact, around 98% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Global Region came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 718 students in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Global Region does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $13,515. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $42,631 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Since Strayer University - Global Region is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of the District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 378 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at University of the District of Columbia is $6,152. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $13,004. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $35,129 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
University of the District of Columbia does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Trinity Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 245 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Trinity College is $25,110. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $37,206 in student loans. Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Trinity College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Gallaudet University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 209 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at Gallaudet is $17,712. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,411 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Gallaudet does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 22% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a very small private for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 82 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Strayer University - District of Columbia is $13,515. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $42,631 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Strayer University - District of Columbia is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree programs. This very small private for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 9 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $6,660 to cover tuition and fees at University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $35,519 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- 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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