2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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The Most Popular Master's Degree 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 16 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,602 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
GWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 37% of the graduate 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 master’s degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,975 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,829 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
The American University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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 decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. This fairly large private for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1,254 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - Global Region is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 557 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CUA. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Howard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 229 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% 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.
University of the District of Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of the District of Columbia. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Gallaudet University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 128 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gallaudet. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Trinity Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 111 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Trinity College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that The Chicago School Washington DC Campus does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 20% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Wesley Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wesley Theological Seminary. During the 2019-2020 year, about 20% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Strayer University - District of Columbia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Strayer University - District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Strayer University - District of Columbia is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Institute of World Politics landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 29% were women.
University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the very small private for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 41% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 9% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies
With a ranking of #15, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 19% of those degree recipients were women.
Full Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies Report
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 14 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 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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