2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in District of Columbia to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia
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Our 2023 rankings named Technical Learning Centers Inc the most popular school in District of Columbia for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Prospect College is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 139 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
Prospect College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Career Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in District of Columbia list. Career Technical Institute is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 59 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $8,113 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Career Technical Institute does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bennett Career Institute is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bennett Career Institute is a very small private for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 51 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $7,176 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Bennett Career Institute. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Saint Michael College of Allied Health. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in District of Columbia list. Saint Michael College of Allied Health is a very small private for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 18 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Saint Michael College of Allied Health, expect to pay an average of $19,405 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Salon Professional Academy - Washington DC is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 19 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from TSPA - Washington DC accumulate an average of $8,532 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Howard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 9 undergraduate certificates 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. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Howard does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Catholic University of America came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 undergraduate certificates 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. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online classes at CUA. In fact, around 20% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Georgetown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Georgetown is $62,051. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Georgetown does offer online classes for certain majors. 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.
George Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in District of Columbia list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend GWU, expect to pay an average of $60,946 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
One thing to take note of is that GWU does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 8% 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 9 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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