2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 42 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing practice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree nursing practice students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

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#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $30-$48k)

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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