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Nursing at Georgetown University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Georgetown University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgetown.

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

Georgetown Nursing Degrees Available

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

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 nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Georgetown Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Georgetown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 nursing major at Georgetown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
41
126
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 237
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 550

In 2021, 259 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Georgetown. This makes it the #33 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Georgetown Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $77,671. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Georgetown. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Georgetown are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Georgetown Nursing Master’s Program

92% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 259 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Georgetown. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Georgetown, 69% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 179
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 29 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 11,110 $92,350
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,580 $145,760
Nurse Practitioners 840 $109,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 560 $153,830
Nurse Midwives 40 $95,730

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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