2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 934,088 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 4,104 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,245 and $74,486 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 731 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 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 Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 237 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health Professions 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 George Washington University are $31,824.

Read more about Health Professions at GWU

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Gallaudet University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Professions at Gallaudet

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the 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 241 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Howard Health Professions Report

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

CUA also made our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Catholic University of America Health Professions Report

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 218 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Professions at Georgetown

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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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