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Evolutionary Biology at George Washington University

Evolutionary Biology at George Washington University

If you plan to study evolutionary biology, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Evolutionary Biology section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Evolutionary Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Evolutionary Biology

GWU Evolutionary Biology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in evolutionary biology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Evolutionary Biology Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Evolutionary Biology Master’s Program

88% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of evolutionary biology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a evolutionary biology master's degree from GWU, 69% 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 evolutionary biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Evolutionary Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in evolutionary 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
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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