2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in District of Columbia

Ranked #22 in popularity, elementary education is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for elementary education students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 master's degrees in elementary education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Elementary Education School for Your Master's Degree

The elementary teaching master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in District of Columbia ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of elementary education students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Elementary Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for elementary education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Elementary Education in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in elementary education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Elementary Teaching Students Working on Their Master's

1

American University
Washington, DC

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

American University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in elementary education. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in elementary education in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 22 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in elementary education from American University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in elementary education. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in elementary education in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 10 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in elementary education from George Washington University

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Trinity Washington University
Washington, DC

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Trinity Washington University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in elementary education in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 7 elementary education individuals who graduated with this degree at Trinity College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in elementary education from Trinity Washington University

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Howard University
Washington, DC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Howard University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in elementary education from Howard University

Best Elementary Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	904
Pennsylvania	586	152
Maryland	342	58
New Jersey	323	121
Delaware	123	26

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Elementary Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Elementary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Elementary Teaching

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Development & Methodology	31
Early Childhood Education	15
Secondary Education	12
Teacher Education	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 Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.