Health Professions at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. In 2021, 81 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgetown.

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

Georgetown Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Georgetown

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Georgetown does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Georgetown Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Georgetown performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Georgetown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
	69
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	122
	295
	657
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	718
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	942
Most Focused Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,887
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	3,101

In 2021, 313 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Georgetown. This makes it the #89 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 211 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #135 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Georgetown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Georgetown University.

Georgetown Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 81 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgetown, about 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	38
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Georgetown Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 313 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Georgetown in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Georgetown, 63% 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 Georgetown University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	197
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 211 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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 Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	320
Medicine	181
Public Health	48
Health & Medical Administrative Services	38
Medical Illustration & Informatics	9
Medical Science	7
Other Health Professions	6
Allied Health Professions	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Registered Nurses	11,110	$92,350
Home Health Aides	6,420	$29,290
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,060	$81,120

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.