2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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.
The Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a master’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 master’s degrees to 1,434 students in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
Georgetown is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Global Region is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 1,131 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Strayer University - Global Region. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 744 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since GWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 453 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% 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 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 39 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 46% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CUA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Howard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Howard. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 33 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.
University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a very small private for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 32 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Strayer University - District of Columbia is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Trinity Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Trinity Washington University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Trinity College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of the District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small public school handed out 15 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
One thing to take note of is that University of the District of Columbia does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Gallaudet University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
Gallaudet does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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%.
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