History at George Washington University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in history from GWU.

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

GWU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

GWU History Rankings

The history major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in history from GWU. This makes it the #96 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from GWU in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at GWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GWU History Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in history from GWU in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from GWU, 67% 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 history.

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

GWU also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
History	78

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Museum Technicians and Conservators	460	$68,460
Archivists	220	$74,860
Historians	210	$107,440

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.