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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia

5 Colleges
$90,822 Avg Salary
$27,138 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the most popular school in District of Columbia for nursing students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for nursing students. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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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