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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in District of Columbia (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
449 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 27,562 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, medicine graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $54,795 and had an average of $169,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 449 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,933 and $218,891 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 449 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medicine programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the medicine program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 188 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medicine at Georgetown

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 107 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Medicine at Howard

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 154 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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