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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 816 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 233 students majoring in education at GWU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Trinity Washington University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the District of Columbia is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in education at University of the District of Columbia, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Strayer University - Global Region did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#7

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, Gallaudet University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#8

Howard University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #8, Howard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 54% of the education majors at the school.

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Catholic University of America landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 4 students majoring in education at CUA, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
Delaware 739

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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