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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$34,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,136 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in District of Columbia

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Professions

Our analysis found Trinity Washington University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinity College are $25,110 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trinity College is ranked #5 for overall quality for health professions in District of Columbia.

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$6,152 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

University of the District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $6,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC
$17,712 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gallaudet undergraduate students pay an average of $17,712 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

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

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#7

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Catholic University of America ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CUA also made our Best Health Professions Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - Global Region ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,960
Pennsylvania 14,303
Maryland 4,839
New Jersey 3,330
Delaware 498

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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