2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia
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The Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia
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Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 659 students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,615 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Online graduate 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. This fairly large private for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 281 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - Global Region is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 105 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at The American University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 39% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 24 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Howard does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gallaudet. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Catholic University of America ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at CUA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - District of Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This very small private for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
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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Georgetown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Georgetown are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Institute of World Politics landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Institute of World Politics is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
University of the District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of the District of Columbia. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking.
The Chicago School Washington DC Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 20% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Trinity Washington University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.
Trinity College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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%.
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