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2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

George Washington University

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

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GWU. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

American University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

The American University 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 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full American University Report

#3

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trinity Washington University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that Trinity College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Trinity Washington University Report

#4

Howard University

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.

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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.

Read full report on Howard University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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