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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
1,086 Total Awards
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1,086 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Howard University

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

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 567 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Catholic University of America

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 201 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus

Washington, District of Columbia
$5,850 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

American University

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

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 451 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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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