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2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

6 Schools Ranked
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
$55,128 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia.

Since the graduate programs at Georgetown are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in District of Columbia.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $29,615 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in District of Columbia.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The American University. In 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
$51,630 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CUA. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Howard. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Strayer University - District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.

Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - District of Columbia are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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