Women’s Studies at George Washington University

If you plan to study women's studies, 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 has a total student population of 27,017.

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

GWU Women’s Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies
• Master’s Degree in Women’s Studies

GWU Women’s Studies Rankings

The women's studies major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Women's Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Women's Studies Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the women’s studies majors at George Washington University.

GWU Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of women's studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GWU Women’s Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of women's studies master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

In the women's studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Women’s Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in women's studies 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

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.