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Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. Washington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

253 Master's Degrees
522 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Howard University?

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Contact details for Howard are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2400 Sixth St Nw, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: 202-806-6100
Website: www.howard.edu

Howard University Graduate Student Diversity

3,101 Graduate Students
67% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,101 graduate students at Howard, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 141
Black or African American 2,248
Hispanic or Latino 202
White 127
International Students 206
Other Races/Ethnicities 177

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Howard University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Howard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Howard University

339 Took All Classes Online
9,360 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 9,360 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Howard has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in District of Columbia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Howard University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Law 0 0 162 162
Medicine 0 0 115 115
Dentistry 0 0 75 75
Social Work 0 67 2 69
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 62 62
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 28 24 52
Business Administration & Management 0 48 0 48
General Architecture 0 19 0 19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 5 12 17
Educational Administration 2 6 8 16
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 16 0 16
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 15 0 0 15
Public Health 0 13 0 13
Computer Science 3 2 5 10
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 10 0 10
General Psychology 0 1 9 10
Communication Sciences 0 7 2 9
Economics 0 5 4 9
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 1 5 6
General Biology 0 2 4 6
Electrical Engineering 0 1 4 5
General English Literature 0 2 3 5
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 3 2 5
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 4 4
Nutrition Science 0 1 3 4
Political Science & Government 0 3 1 4
Area Studies 0 0 3 3
History 0 0 3 3
Physics 0 0 3 3
Fine & Studio Arts 0 3 0 3
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 2 2
Chemical Engineering 0 2 0 2
Mechanical Engineering 0 2 0 2
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 2 0 2
Mathematics 0 0 2 2
Chemistry 0 1 1 2
Genetics 0 0 1 1
Finance & Financial Management 0 1 0 1
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 1 0 0 1
Sociology 0 0 1 1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 1 0 1
Music 0 1 0 1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0
Accounting 0 0 0 0
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0
Civil Engineering 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Nursing 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
Arts & Media Management 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 21 253 522 796

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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