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

Registered Nursing is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 483 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in registered nursing matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in District of Columbia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality registered nursing program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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

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 registered nursing.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

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

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in registered nursing.

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

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

303 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

George Washington University is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in registered nursing. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were about 303 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in registered nursing from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

66 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in registered nursing needs to check out Catholic University of America. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 66 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

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

3

Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, DC

35 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In DC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Strayer University - Global Region if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in registered nursing. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 35 registered nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - Global Region in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in registered nursing from Strayer University - Global Region

4

Howard University
Washington, DC

32 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in registered nursing has to look into Howard University. Howard 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 #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were about 32 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent year we have data available.

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

5

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgetown 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 #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were about 26 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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

6

Trinity Washington University
Washington, DC

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In DC

Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in registered nursing in District of Columbia.

There were about 21 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Trinity College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in registered nursing from Trinity Washington University

7

University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in registered nursing from University of the District of Columbia

 

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
Pennsylvania	683	5,697
New York	681	7,303
Maryland	352	1,618
New Jersey	332	2,123
Delaware	201	784

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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.