Public Health at George Washington University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

GWU Public Health Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	102
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	237
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Other Public Health	418
International Public Health/International Health	42
Environmental Health	36
General Public Health	33
Public Health Education and Promotion	26
Health Services Administration	9
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	4

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770
Physicists	670	$144,300

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.