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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 217 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

GWU does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

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

Of the 217 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from GWU in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	76
International Students	91
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.