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Engineering at George Washington University

Engineering at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

GWU Engineering Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at George Washington University.

GWU Engineering Master’s Program

29% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 84
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at George Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Systems Engineering 96
Electrical Engineering 81
Mechanical Engineering 38
Biomedical Engineering 19
Civil Engineering 7
Computer Engineering 5

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Systems Software Developers 2,690 $115,610
Engineers 2,640 $132,530
Software Applications Developers 2,520 $112,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,360 $152,130
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $132,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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