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George Washington University Graduate Programs

Located in Washington, District of Columbia, George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

4,471 Master's Degrees
1,094 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is George Washington University?

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Contact details for GWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1918 F Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-1000
Website: www.gwu.edu

George Washington University Graduate Student Diversity

15,254 Graduate Students
61% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,254 graduate students at GWU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of George Washington University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,578
Black or African American 1,769
Hispanic or Latino 1,583
White 6,709
International Students 2,146
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,469

Geographic Diversity

District of Columbia students aren't the only ones who study at George Washington University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 133 countries are represented at GWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

George Washington University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Public Health 30 550 6 586
Law 0 0 550 550
International Relations & National Security 2 358 0 360
Business Administration & Management 58 270 2 330
Health & Medical Administrative Services 9 258 12 279
Nursing 23 164 5 192
Medicine 0 0 186 186
Political Science & Government 2 176 4 182
Human Resource Management 47 106 15 168
Engineering-Related Fields 3 113 52 168
Information Technology 15 134 0 149
Legal Research 0 140 2 142
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 19 110 0 129
Computer Science 0 121 5 126
Systems Engineering 0 110 7 117
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 71 33 13 117
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 91 24 115
Public Policy 0 95 7 102
Public Relations & Advertising 12 85 0 97
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 82 6 88
Educational Administration 31 31 24 86
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 37 48 85
Computer Software & Applications 17 64 0 81
International Education 31 48 0 79
Museum Studies 13 60 0 73
International Business 37 34 0 71
Economics 0 62 8 70
Allied Health Professions 1 62 0 63
Homeland Security 0 61 0 61
Communication Sciences 0 56 0 56
Public Administration 0 53 0 53
Statistics 0 43 7 50
Legal Support Services 26 23 0 49
Applied Mathematics 0 46 0 46
Health/Medical Prep Programs 41 4 0 45
Accounting 4 40 0 44
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 40 3 43
Information Science 0 43 0 43
Other Education 0 42 0 42
Electrical Engineering 0 37 2 39
Health & Physical Education 5 34 0 39
General Biology 1 26 8 35
Publishing 0 35 0 35
Student Counseling 3 21 7 31
Geography & Cartography 17 14 0 31
Mechanical Engineering 0 19 10 29
Biomedical Engineering 0 20 7 27
Design & Applied Arts 0 27 0 27
Special Education 1 22 1 24
Finance & Financial Management 23 0 0 23
Natural Resources Conservation 3 20 0 23
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 18 4 22
Curriculum & Instruction 1 14 7 22
History 0 15 7 22
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 21 0 21
Computer Information Systems 21 0 0 21
Hospitality Management 1 19 0 20
Marketing 17 3 0 20
Mental & Social Health Services 1 19 0 20
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 17 2 19
Data Processing 0 19 0 19
Drama & Theater Arts 0 19 0 19
Computer Systems Networking 0 18 0 18
Security Science and Technology 0 18 0 18
Child Development & Psychology 0 10 8 18
Teacher Education Subject Specific 4 13 0 17
Anthropology 0 13 4 17
Civil Engineering 0 10 4 14
Urban & Regional Planning 2 11 0 13
Management Information Systems 13 0 0 13
Physics 0 9 4 13
Ethnic Studies 2 10 0 12
Fine & Studio Arts 0 12 0 12
Medical Science 0 0 10 10
Journalism 0 9 0 9
Area Studies 0 6 3 9
Chemistry 0 6 3 9
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 8 0 8
Teaching English or French 8 0 0 8
General English Literature 0 6 2 8
Computer Engineering 0 4 3 7
Entrepreneurial Studies 6 0 0 6
East Asian Languages 0 6 0 6
Molecular Medicine 0 0 5 5
Sociology 0 5 0 5
Community Organization & Advocacy 5 0 0 5
Genetics 0 0 4 4
Communication & Media Studies 0 4 0 4
Instructional Media Design 4 0 0 4
Mathematics 0 2 2 4
Educational Assessment 1 2 0 3
Religious Studies 1 2 0 3
Environmental Control Technology 2 0 0 2
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2 0 0 2
Criminology 0 2 0 2
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 1 1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 1 0 0 1
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1 0 0 1
Engineering Science 1 0 0 1
Industrial Engineering 1 0 0 1
Other Health Professions 1 0 0 1
Philosophy 0 1 0 1
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Literature 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 641 4,471 1,094 6,206

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.

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