2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 2,717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health Professions

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

249 Doctor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

8 Doctor's Degrees

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$51,630 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in District of Columbia.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

328 Doctor's Degrees

#5 in Quality in District of Columbia

$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

Howard also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

211 Doctor's Degrees

#1 in Quality in District of Columbia

$55,128 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Health Professions at Georgetown University Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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