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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across District of Columbia, there were 817 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 295 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing 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 registered nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Registered 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 registered nursing students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Catholic University of America

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 291 masters’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’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 Registered Nursing at Georgetown University

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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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