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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 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 Health Professions program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Georgetown University Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Howard University

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

Of the 37 students majoring in health professions at Trinity College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 29 students majoring in health professions at Strayer University - Global Region, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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University of the District of Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of the District of Columbia

#7

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Gallaudet University Report

#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Catholic University of America did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Strayer University - District of Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 50% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 11 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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