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.
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Most Popular Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
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Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. 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. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,763 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at GWU. In 2020-2021 about 8% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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 is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1,292 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Howard, expect to pay an average of $31,050 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced 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.
Online 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. In 2020-2021 about 95% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 205 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students 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.
Trinity College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2,223 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Georgetown, expect to pay an average of $62,051 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could 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.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Georgetown. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 39% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 378 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from District of Columbia who attend University of the District of Columbia full time pay an average of $6,152 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $13,004. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from University of the District of Columbia accumulate an average of $30,540 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at University of the District of Columbia. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Catholic University of America came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in District of Columbia ranking. CUA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 834 bachelor’s degrees 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. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,292 in student loans. Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
CUA does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 20% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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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.
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