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2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
32 Total Awards
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GWU. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full George Washington University Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
10 Total Awards
$55,128 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Georgetown are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
7 Total Awards
$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in District of Columbia. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The American University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 39% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full American University Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
7 Total Awards
$34,326 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Howard, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Howard University Report

2 Total Awards
$23,918 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that The Chicago School Washington DC Campus does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus

Washington, District of Columbia
$5,850 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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