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2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

8 Schools Ranked
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching 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
122 Total Awards
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees
$29,615 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in District of Columbia. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 122 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Graduate Certificate recipients from GWU accumulate an average of $29,615 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able 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.

Full George Washington University Report

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
7 Total Awards
$19,380 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gallaudet University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Gallaudet University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gallaudet. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
4 Total Awards
$51,630 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

CUA 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, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

American University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The American University. In fact, around 39% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full American University Report

#5

Howard University

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Howard 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. 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.

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#6

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

Trinity Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.

Trinity College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
$10,094 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the District of Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

University of the District of Columbia 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$23,918 Average Tuition & Fees

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 20% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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