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General Public Health at George Washington University

General Public Health at George Washington University

If you plan to study general public health, 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 General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

GWU General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health

GWU General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General Public Health Master’s Program

88% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,580 $145,760
Community Health Workers 810 $61,770

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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