2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent registered nursing programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgetown 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 Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Georgetown University

#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 Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Registered Nursing at CUA

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #0 spot in our “Best Registered 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 Howard are $34,224.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Howard University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $48-$75k)

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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