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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Nursing in District of Columbia

7 Ranked Colleges
990 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 990 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $90,822 and $27,138 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.

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Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia nursing students.

Top 7 Most Focused Colleges for Nursing in District of Columbia

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Michael College of Allied Health. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia. This small school is located in Alexandria, Virginia, and it awarded 15 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Nursing at Saint Michael College of Allied Health

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Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Trinity Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

Full Trinity Washington University Nursing Report

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 90 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Nursing at CUA

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 486 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full GWU Nursing Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 320 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Nursing at Georgetown

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

Howard University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia ranking. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 42 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Howard University Nursing Report

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Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, District of Columbia

Strayer University - Global Region came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in District of Columbia ranking. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Nursing Report

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