Georgetown University Graduate Programs

Georgetown University is a Private, 4-years school located in Washington, DC. GU offers total 151 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $59,306
  • Graduate Students: 13,084
  • Graduate Programs: 151

GU Graduate Programs Overview

Georgetown University (referred to as GU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Washington, DC. GU offers total 151 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Georgetown University is $59,306 when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $2,358 for part-time students or overloaded credits. Total 13,084 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 20,984 with undergraduate students.
GU 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$59,306
Costs per Credit$2,358
Graduate Students13,084
Graduate Programs151 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Georgetown University

Georgetown University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Georgetown University graduate schools offers 151 major programs and 9 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 5,363 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at GU. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at GU with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 7
Environmental Studies1 program 7
Architecture [+] 1 program 23
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 23
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 6 programs 99
East Asian Studies1 program 21
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies1 program 12
Latin American Studies1 program 26
Near and Middle Eastern Studies1 program 26
Western European Studies1 program 14
Italian Studies1 program 0
Communication and Journalism [+] 5 programs 207
Journalism1 program 17
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 program 50
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication1 program 74
Public Relations/Image Management1 program 66
International and Intercultural Communication1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 3 programs 183
Computer Science1 program 10
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program 61
Information Technology Project Management1 program 112
Education [+] 4 programs 77
Education1 program 13
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 53
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program 11
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 0
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 0
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 4 programs 36
Linguistics1 program 25
German Language and Literature1 program 1
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 10
Arabic Language and Literature1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 9 programs (2 online)691
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 252
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law1 program (1 online)0
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law1 program 18
Health Law1 program 32
International Law and Legal Studies1 program 40
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law1 program 159
Tax Law/Taxation1 program 175
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)1 program 0
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary1 program (1 online)15
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 8
English Language and Literature1 program 8
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 2 programs 14
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 14
Humanities/Humanistic Studies1 program 0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 18 programs 447
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 0
Biomedical Sciences1 program 0
Molecular Biochemistry1 program 32
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology1 program 3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 program 0
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)1 program 13
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 0
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology1 program 19
Microbiology and Immunology1 program 10
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other)1 program 6
Physiology1 program 248
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 7
Pharmacology1 program 13
Biostatistics1 program 14
Bioinformatics1 program 13
Biotechnology1 program 46
Epidemiology1 program 4
Neuroscience1 program 19
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 34
Mathematics and Statistics1 program 34
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+] 1 program 149
Intelligence1 program 149
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 6 programs 108
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution1 program 21
Gerontology1 program 5
Museology/Museum Studies1 program 10
Science, Technology and Society1 program 0
Computational Science1 program 62
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1 program 10
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 146
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management1 program 146
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 3 programs 6
Philosophy1 program 3
Islamic Studies1 program 0
Religion/Religious Studies (other)1 program 3
Physical Sciences [+] 3 programs 6
Chemistry1 program 1
Environmental Chemistry1 program 0
Physics1 program 5
Psychology [+] 1 program 0
Psychology1 program 0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 69
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management1 program 69
Human Services [+] 2 programs 72
Public Administration1 program 13
Public Policy Analysis1 program 59
Social Sciences [+] 9 programs 524
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods1 program 111
Economics1 program 0
Applied Economics1 program 22
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 33
Development Economics and International Development1 program 33
International Relations and Affairs1 program 294
Political Science and Government1 program 31
American Government and Politics (United States1 program 0
Political Economy1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 11 programs (2 online)307
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program (1 online)1
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management1 program (1 online)0
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist1 program 0
Medical Scientist1 program 8
Health/Medical Physics1 program 0
International Public Health/International Health1 program 31
Behavioral Aspects of Health1 program 0
Medical Informatics1 program 7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics1 program 6
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 245
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)1 program 9
Business [+] 13 programs (3 online)1,085
Business Administration and Management1 program 295
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management1 program 10
Project Management1 program 64
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)1 program 36
Finance1 program (1 online)142
Hospitality Administration/Management1 program 12
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 70
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 program 44
Information Resources Management1 program (1 online)2
Management Science1 program 126
Business Statistics1 program (1 online)51
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 63
Real Estate1 program 170
History [+] 2 programs 15
History1 program 3
History (other)1 program 12
Total109 programs (7 online)4,313
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 1
Near and Middle Eastern Studies1 program 1
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 4
Computer Science1 program 4
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 4 programs 20
Linguistics1 program 11
German Language and Literature1 program 3
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 6
Arabic Language and Literature1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 4
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 1 program 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 10 programs 27
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 4
Biomedical Sciences1 program 0
Molecular Biochemistry1 program 2
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 2
Microbiology and Immunology1 program 2
Physiology1 program 0
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 6
Pharmacology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 2
Neuroscience1 program 9
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 3 programs 8
Philosophy1 program 3
Islamic Studies1 program 4
Religion/Religious Studies (other)1 program 1
Physical Sciences [+] 2 programs 15
Chemistry1 program 12
Physics1 program 3
Psychology [+] 1 program 3
Psychology1 program 3
Social Sciences [+] 3 programs 22
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 15
Political Science and Government1 program 7
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 44
International Public Health/International Health1 program 0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 19
Nurse Anesthetist1 program 25
History [+] 1 programs 10
History1 program 10
Total31 programs167
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 660
Law1 program 660
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 4 programs 0
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (other)1 program 0
Physiology1 program 0
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 0
Neuroscience1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 197
Medicine1 program 197
Business [+] 1 programs 0
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Total7 programs857
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)2
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology1 program (1 online)2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs (1 online)24
Long Term Care Administration/Management1 program 0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program (1 online)24
Total3 programs (2 online)26
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 0
Total1 program0

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of GU graduate programs is $59,306. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $2,358. The average living costs is $21,444 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at GU
Amounts
Tuition$56,592
Fees$457
Costs per Credit Hour$2,358
Living on-campus$21,444

Graduate Student Population

At GU graduate schools, there are total 13,084 graduate students. Among them, 3,186 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 5,950 men and 7,134 women students at GU graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at GU.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Georgetown University
TotalMaleFemale
Total13,0845,9507,134
American Indian/Native American16610
Asian1,359570789
Black/African American1,005391614
Hispanic1,202546656
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander16106
White5,5482,5952,953
Two More405160245
Un-Known1,154644510
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at GU
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students13,0843,1861,1618,737

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023