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Acting at George Washington University

Acting at George Washington University

Every acting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the acting 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.

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

GWU Acting Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Acting

GWU Acting Rankings

Acting Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Acting Master’s Program

53% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of acting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in acting each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a acting master's degree from GWU, 53% 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 acting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Acting Grads May Go Into

A degree in acting 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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