Health Professions at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 463 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from GWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

GWU does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

GWU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at GWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	202
Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	311

In 2021, 1,193 students received their master’s degree in health professions from GWU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 249 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at GWU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

GWU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GWU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at GWU awarded 463 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	79
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	226
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

GWU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,193 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from GWU. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	203
Black or African American	188
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	536
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	140

GWU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 249 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at George Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	665
Nursing	486
Health & Medical Administrative Services	308
Medicine	164
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	157
Allied Health Professions	106
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	79
Communication Sciences	72
Health/Medical Prep Programs	49
Mental & Social Health Services	18
Medical Science	6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2
Other Health Professions	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Registered Nurses	11,110	$92,350
Home Health Aides	6,420	$29,290
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,060	$81,120

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.