Geography at George Washington University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study geography, 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 Geography section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Geography Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
Master’s Degree in Geography

GWU Geography Rankings

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

Geography Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Geography Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of geography bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical geography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography 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 geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Geography Master’s Program

57% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of geography master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a geography master's degree from GWU, 86% were white. This is above average 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 geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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

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
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