Psychology at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

GWU Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

GWU Psychology Rankings

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 87 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from GWU, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	55
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	93
Child Development & Psychology	23

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	710	$95,500
Psychologists	200	$95,380
Psychology Professors	140	$109,060

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.