2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in District of Columbia” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 523 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs that also have a lower cost than 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 nursing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree nursing students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,969 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 212 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nursing at GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$100,343 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 19 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

Full CUA Nursing Report

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$104,337 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. 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 291 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

Read full report on Nursing at Georgetown

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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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