2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 313,362 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 1,128 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,510 and $39,960 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 29 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing at Georgetown

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$111,435 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 24 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing 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.

Full George Washington University Nursing Report

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$135,393 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing students in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nursing at CUA

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

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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