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

5 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 5th in District of Columbia. In fact, 534 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 5 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 the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 259 students majoring in nursing at Georgetown, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at CUA, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Trinity College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,148
Pennsylvania 2,683
Maryland 922
New Jersey 691
Delaware 174

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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