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General Studies at George Washington University

General Studies at George Washington University

If you plan to study general 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 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 General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

GWU General Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Studies

GWU General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General Studies Associate’s Program

29% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at GWU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 34% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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