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Molecular Biology at George Washington University

Molecular Biology at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a molecular biology school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's molecular biology program.

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 Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology

GWU Molecular Biology Rankings

Molecular Biology Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Molecular Biology Master’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of molecular biology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a molecular biology master's degree from GWU, 52% were white. This is typical 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 molecular biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular biology 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,200 $132,310
Medical Scientists 580 $104,280
Biological Scientists 520 $104,460
Biological Science Professors 390 $142,760

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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