2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 817 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#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 Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree registered nursing students with aid list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’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 Georgetown University are $53,591.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Georgetown

#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 Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Catholic University of America

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (With Aid)

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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