2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in District of Columbia

Registered Nursing is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 295 master's degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in registered nursing matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in District of Columbia ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of registered nursing students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for registered nursing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Registered Nursing in District of Columbia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for registered nursing students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Registered Nursing Students Working on Their Master's

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

291 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgetown University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in registered nursing. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 291 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Georgetown University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in registered nursing. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 3 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Catholic University of America

3

Howard University
Washington, DC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Howard University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in registered nursing. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 1 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Howard University

4

George Washington University
Washington, DC

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in registered nursing. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in registered nursing from George Washington University

 

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Registered Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	312
Pennsylvania	586	1,033
Maryland	342	446
New Jersey	323	162
Delaware	123	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to Registered Nursing

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Registered Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Registered Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	127
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing	29
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	23
Nursing Administration	19
Nursing Practice	14
Nursing Science	9
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	6
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.