Howard University Trade Programs

Located in Washington, District of Columbia, Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution. Washington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Howard University?

Contact details for Howard are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2400 Sixth St Nw, Washington, DC 20059
Phone:	202-806-6100
Website:	www.howard.edu

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Can I Afford Howard?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Howard paid $1,370 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$32,878	$32,878
Fees	$466	$466
Books and Supplies	$1,360	$1,360
On Campus Room and Board	$16,474	$16,474
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,452	$3,452

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Howard, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,415 a year. That adds up to $29,660 over four years for those students.

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Howard University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,857 undergraduate students at Howard, with 7,497 being full-time and 360 being part-time.

There are also 3,002 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,497 full-time undergraduates at Howard, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	247
Black or African American	5,045
Hispanic or Latino	510
White	61
International Students	305
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,329

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at Howard University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 69 countries are represented at Howard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Howard University

In 2022-2023, 9,360 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Howard has changed over the last few years.

Howard University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	39	39
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	19	19
Health Care Management	0	12	12
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	9	0	9
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	6	6
TOTAL	9	76	85

Howard University Trades

In a recent academic period, Howard University awarded 170 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	19
Dental Support Services	0	9	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	12
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	39
Total	0	18	0	152

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Josh under License

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