George Washington University Graduate Programs

George Washington University is a Private, 4-years school located in Washington, DC. GWU offers total 302 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $35,154
  • Graduate Students: 14,457
  • Graduate Programs: 302

GWU Graduate Programs Overview

George Washington University (referred to as GWU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Washington, DC. GWU offers total 302 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at George Washington University is $35,154 when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $1,885 for part-time students or overloaded credits. Total 14,457 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 25,939 with undergraduate students.
GWU 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$35,154
Costs per Credit$1,885
Graduate Students14,457
Graduate Programs302 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits George Washington University

George Washington University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1922 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

George Washington University graduate schools offers 302 major programs and 61 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 5,795 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at GWU. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at GWU with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 17
Environmental Studies1 program 17
Architecture [+] 1 program 11
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 11
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 2 programs 10
American/United States Studies/Civilization1 program 7
Women's Studies1 program 3
Communication and Journalism [+] 6 programs (1 online)136
Communication1 program 5
Photojournalism1 program 5
Public Relations/Image Management1 program 48
Political Communication1 program 21
Health Communication1 program 9
Publishing1 program (1 online)48
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 5 programs 307
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician1 program 6
Information Science/Studies1 program 59
Computer Science1 program 55
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration1 program 51
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program 136
Education [+] 14 programs (4 online)220
Curriculum and Instruction1 program (1 online)3
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program (1 online)25
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 15
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement1 program 0
International and Comparative Education1 program 28
Special Education and Teaching1 program 27
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs1 program 5
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs1 program 0
Special Education and Teaching (other)1 program (1 online)13
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 18
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 12
Secondary Education and Teaching1 program 12
Computer Teacher Education1 program (1 online)17
Education (other)1 program 45
Engineering [+] 7 programs 209
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 15
Civil Engineering1 program 9
Computer Engineering1 program 5
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 69
Telecommunications Engineering1 program 0
Mechanical Engineering1 program 14
Systems Engineering1 program 97
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 83
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 83
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 1
Chinese Language and Literature1 program 1
Legal Studies [+] 6 programs (1 online)184
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 27
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law1 program 23
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law1 program 12
International Law and Legal Studies1 program 30
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)1 program 65
Legal Assistant/Paralegal1 program (1 online)27
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 8
English Language and Literature1 program 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 12 programs (3 online)194
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 10
Biomedical Sciences1 program 20
Molecular Biology1 program 13
Microbiology1 program (1 online)5
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology1 program (1 online)26
Infectious Disease and Global Health1 program 5
Genome Sciences/Genomics1 program 0
Exercise Physiology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 6
Bioinformatics1 program (1 online)27
Evolutionary Biology1 program 8
Epidemiology1 program 74
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 4 programs 104
Mathematics1 program 2
Applied Mathematics1 program 2
Financial Mathematics1 program 68
Statistics1 program 32
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 35
Museology/Museum Studies1 program 35
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 34
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 34
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 4 programs 10
Philosophy1 program 0
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 0
Islamic Studies1 program 1
Jewish/Judaic Studies1 program 9
Physical Sciences [+] 3 programs 17
Chemistry1 program 3
Polymer Chemistry1 program 8
Physics1 program 6
Psychology [+] 3 programs 85
Experimental Psychology1 program 5
Clinical Psychology1 program 20
Forensic Psychology1 program 60
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 4 programs (1 online)95
Securities Services Administration/Management1 program 0
Critical Infrastructure Protection1 program (1 online)75
Criminalistics and Criminal Science1 program 14
Forensic Science and Technology1 program 6
Human Services [+] 2 programs 134
Public Administration1 program 60
Public Policy Analysis1 program 74
Social Sciences [+] 10 programs 541
Anthropology1 program 16
Criminology1 program 6
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 34
International Economics1 program 12
Geography1 program 9
International Relations and Affairs1 program 311
Political Science and Government1 program 3
American Government and Politics (United States1 program 144
Sociology1 program 6
Social Sciences (other)1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 7 programs 49
Dance1 program 0
Design and Visual Communications1 program 1
Interior Design1 program 10
Acting1 program 16
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 18
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 29 programs (13 online)1,101
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 57
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 137
Clinical Research Coordinator1 program (1 online)63
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)1 program 48
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)1 program 0
Physician Assistant1 program 55
Athletic Training/Trainer1 program 0
Blood Bank Technology Specialist1 program (1 online)8
Hematology Technology/Technician1 program (1 online)8
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist1 program (1 online)17
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies1 program 7
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor1 program 35
Public Health1 program 23
Environmental Health1 program 27
Public Health Education and Promotion1 program 9
Community Health and Preventive Medicine1 program 0
International Public Health/International Health1 program 31
Public Health (other)1 program 345
Art Therapy/Therapist1 program 19
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor1 program 11
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program (1 online)0
Nursing Administration1 program (1 online)10
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)131
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery1 program (1 online)5
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)15
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing1 program (1 online)10
Nursing Practice1 program (1 online)13
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)17
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)1 program (1 online)0
Business [+] 13 programs (1 online)526
Business Administration and Management1 program 216
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management1 program 5
Project Management1 program 20
Organizational Leadership1 program 0
Accounting1 program 53
Finance1 program 0
Tourism and Travel Services Management1 program (1 online)30
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 108
Organizational Behavior Studies1 program 7
Human Resources Development1 program 0
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 program 26
Management Science1 program 40
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 21
History [+] 1 programs 16
History1 program 16
Total139 programs (24 online)4,127
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 3
American/United States Studies/Civilization1 program 3
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 8
Computer Science1 program 8
Education [+] 6 programs 38
Education1 program 3
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 16
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 7
Special Education and Teaching1 program 7
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 5
Engineering [+] 6 programs 43
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 7
Civil Engineering1 program 5
Computer Engineering1 program 5
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 4
Mechanical Engineering1 program 4
Systems Engineering1 program 18
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 3
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 3
Legal Studies [+] 3 programs 0
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 0
International Law and Legal Studies1 program 0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 4
English Language and Literature1 program 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 9 programs 17
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 5
Microbiology and Immunology1 program 2
Genome Sciences/Genomics1 program 0
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 2
Evolutionary Biology1 program 2
Epidemiology1 program 3
Molecular Medicine1 program 2
Neuroscience1 program 1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 15
Mathematics1 program 6
Statistics1 program 9
Physical Sciences [+] 2 programs 11
Chemistry1 program 6
Physics1 program 5
Psychology [+] 6 programs 8
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics1 program 1
Experimental Psychology1 program 0
Social Psychology1 program 1
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 5
Clinical Psychology1 program 0
Industrial and Organizational Psychology1 program 1
Human Services [+] 1 program 6
Public Policy Analysis1 program 6
Social Sciences [+] 3 programs 20
Anthropology1 program 2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 9
Political Science and Government1 program 9
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs 12
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)1 program 3
Medical Scientist1 program 4
Environmental Health1 program 3
International Public Health/International Health1 program 0
Behavioral Aspects of Health1 program 2
Business [+] 4 programs 17
Business Administration and Management1 program 7
Accounting1 program 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 10
Human Resources Development1 program 0
History [+] 1 programs 3
History1 program 3
Total52 programs208
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Education [+] 1 program (1 online)5
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program (1 online)5
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program (1 online)49
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program (1 online)49
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 571
Law1 program 571
Psychology [+] 1 program 18
Clinical Psychology1 program 18
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 8 programs (6 online)232
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)1 program (1 online)1
Medicine1 program 164
Occupational Therapy/Therapist1 program (1 online)5
Physical Therapy/Therapist1 program 43
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)0
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing1 program (1 online)0
Nursing Practice1 program (1 online)19
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)0
Total12 programs (8 online)875
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 6
Environmental Studies1 program 6
Architecture [+] 1 program 4
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 4
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 2
Women's Studies1 program 2
Communication and Journalism [+] 5 programs 7
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication1 program 1
Public Relations/Image Management1 program 4
Advertising1 program 1
Political Communication1 program 1
Health Communication1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 5 programs 31
Artificial Intelligence1 program 12
Information Technology1 program 5
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration1 program 7
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program 5
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)1 program 2
Education [+] 8 programs (5 online)26
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 0
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program 0
International and Comparative Education1 program 18
Special Education and Teaching1 program (1 online)2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries1 program (1 online)0
Special Education and Teaching (other)1 program (1 online)0
Computer Teacher Education1 program (1 online)1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program (1 online)5
Engineering [+] 4 programs 2
Civil Engineering1 program 0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 1
Mechanical Engineering1 program 0
Systems Engineering1 program 1
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 2
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 2
Legal Studies [+] 1 program (1 online)24
Legal Assistant/Paralegal1 program (1 online)24
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Biomedical Sciences1 program 0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 0
Mathematics1 program 0
Financial Mathematics1 program 0
Statistics1 program 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program (1 online)10
Museology/Museum Studies1 program (1 online)10
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 2
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 2 programs (1 online)1
Securities Services Administration/Management1 program 0
Forensic Science and Technology1 program (1 online)1
Human Services [+] 1 program 1
Community Organization and Advocacy1 program 1
Social Sciences [+] 4 programs 19
International Economics1 program 0
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 program 12
International Relations and Affairs1 program 4
American Government and Politics (United States1 program 3
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 0
Documentary Production1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 19 programs (10 online)153
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program (1 online)1
Clinical Research Coordinator1 program (1 online)4
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)1 program (1 online)13
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)1 program 4
Physician Assistant1 program 0
Blood Bank Technology Specialist1 program (1 online)0
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist1 program (1 online)63
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies1 program 42
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling1 program 1
Public Health1 program 3
Environmental Health1 program 0
Public Health Education and Promotion1 program (1 online)1
International Public Health/International Health1 program 0
Health Services Administration1 program (1 online)8
Public Health (other)1 program 5
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor1 program 0
Nursing Education1 program (1 online)0
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing1 program (1 online)7
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)1 program (1 online)1
Business [+] 22 programs (6 online)192
Business Administration and Management1 program (1 online)1
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 program 7
Project Management1 program 16
Organizational Leadership1 program 8
Accounting1 program 1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 3
Finance1 program (1 online)11
Investments and Securities1 program 6
Public Finance1 program 5
Hospitality Administration/Management1 program 0
Tourism and Travel Services Management1 program (1 online)3
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 21
Organizational Behavior Studies1 program 0
Human Resources Development1 program (1 online)22
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 program 47
Management Information Systems1 program 0
Information Resources Management1 program 14
Management Science1 program 4
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program (1 online)15
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program (1 online)7
Marketing (other)1 program 0
Real Estate1 program 1
Total82 programs (24 online)482
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Computer Science1 program 0
Education [+] 5 programs (1 online)77
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program (1 online)74
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 2
Special Education and Teaching1 program 0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 1
Engineering [+] 4 programs 1
Computer Engineering1 program 0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 0
Mechanical Engineering1 program 1
Systems Engineering1 program 0
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 4
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 4
Human Services [+] 1 program 1
Public Policy Analysis1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 4 programs (4 online)18
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)2
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)14
Nursing Practice1 program (1 online)2
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing1 program (1 online)0
Business [+] 1 programs 2
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 2
Total17 programs (5 online)103

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of GWU graduate programs is $35,154. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $1,885. The average living costs is $17,345 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at GWU
Amounts
Tuition$33,930
Fees$54
Costs per Credit Hour$1,885
Living on-campus$17,345
Living off-campus$17,345

Graduate Student Population

At GWU graduate schools, there are total 14,457 graduate students. Among them, 4,400 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 5,598 men and 8,859 women students at GWU graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at GWU.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at George Washington University
TotalMaleFemale
Total14,4575,5988,859
American Indian/Native American311516
Asian1,6646151,049
Black/African American1,6715171,154
Hispanic1,152395757
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander20713
White6,3142,3433,971
Two More438134304
Un-Known857369488
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at GWU
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students14,4574,4001,3858,672

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