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2023 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
Most Popular Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,466 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
GWU does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $60,946. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from GWU accumulate an average of $20,763 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 66% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at GWU, 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, 8% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1,292 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Howard is $31,050. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,051 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Howard does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 95% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia list. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 205 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Trinity College is $25,610. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Trinity College accumulate an average of $32,031 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 98% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Trinity College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2,223 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Georgetown does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $62,051. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $15,635 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Georgetown does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 39% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 378 students in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at University of the District of Columbia is $6,152. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $13,004. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $30,540 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of the District of Columbia does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
Catholic University of America did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 834 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at CUA is $54,186. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from CUA accumulate an average of $24,292 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at CUA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 20% of the undergraduate 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 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.