2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in District of Columbia

If you pursue a doctor's degree in health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for health professions students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 731 doctor's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in health professions matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in District of Columbia ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality health professions 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 health professions.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in District of Columbia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions.

Most Well Attended Schools for Health Professions Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Howard University
Washington, DC

241 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Howard University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 241 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Howard University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

237 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

There were roughly 237 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from George Washington University

3

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

218 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgetown University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in District of Columbia.

There were about 218 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Georgetown University

4

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in District of Columbia.

There were about 19 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Catholic University of America

5

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 16 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Gallaudet in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Gallaudet University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	6,021
Maryland	29	1,154
Pennsylvania	29	5,892
New Jersey	28	1,492
Delaware	19	83

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	449
Nursing	72
Dentistry	66
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	63
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	51
Communication Sciences	16
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7
Public Health	6
Medical Science	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.