by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about George Washington University, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource.
At George Washington University, students can earn anything from certificates through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 5,438 undergraduate · 11,704 graduate (17,142 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at George Washington University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,571 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 716 |
| Public Health. | 640 |
| Law. | 551 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 481 |
Among George Washington University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | $127,076 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $107,834 |
| Homeland Security. | $106,257 |
| Systems Engineering. | $105,004 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | $104,747 |
The majors at George Washington University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,571 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, Other. · International Public Health/International Health. · Public Health, General. · Environmental Health. · Public Health Education and Promotion. · Behavioral Aspects of Health. |
640 | $59,884 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Geriatric Nurse/Nursing. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Practice. · Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing. · Nursing Administration. · Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery. |
437 | $84,389 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Clinical Research Coordinator. · Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other. |
254 | $86,952 |
| Medicine. | 172 | $58,850 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. · Hematology Technology/Technician. · Blood Bank Technology Specialist. |
114 | $62,153 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other. |
80 | $98,922 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Art Therapy/Therapist. · Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. |
78 | $47,074 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
63 | $56,033 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
45 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling. |
29 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
10 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
716 | $52,556 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · American Government and Politics (United States). |
395 | $50,598 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. · International Economics. |
152 | $59,255 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Physical and Biological Anthropology. |
46 | $36,176 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
39 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
24 | $30,683 |
| Criminology. | 10 | NA |
| Archeology. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Project Management. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. · Organizational Leadership. |
481 | $107,834 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
208 | $127,076 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. · Organizational Behavior Studies. · Human Resources Development. |
168 | $67,957 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Public Finance. · Investments and Securities. |
103 | $67,909 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
94 | $60,116 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
58 | $54,148 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
42 | $64,310 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Tourism and Travel Services Management. |
13 | $54,760 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
12 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Information Resources Management. |
9 | NA |
| Real Estate. | 2 | NA |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 1 | $52,414 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 551 | $77,345 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. · International Law and Legal Studies. · Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law. · Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law. |
165 | $88,848 |
| Legal Support Services. ↳ Legal Assistant/Paralegal. |
43 | $55,530 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 227 | $75,984 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
195 | $74,168 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. |
131 | $102,047 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 71 | $82,050 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. ↳ Cloud Computing. |
43 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Artificial Intelligence. · Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Information Technology. |
42 | $56,768 |
| Data Processing. ↳ Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician. |
21 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineering. | 96 | $105,004 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. · Telecommunications Engineering. |
93 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 69 | $66,737 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
68 | $69,299 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
26 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
17 | NA |
| Engineering Science. | 4 | NA |
| Engineering, General. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
101 | $28,669 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Evolutionary Biology. |
81 | $62,228 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
41 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. · Biostatistics. |
38 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Infectious Disease and Global Health. · Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. · Microbiology, General. · Microbiology and Immunology. |
31 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. · Oncology and Cancer Biology. |
21 | $36,630 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Molecular Biology. |
15 | $48,615 |
| Genetics. ↳ Genome Sciences/Genomics. |
2 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Neuropharmacology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Administration of Special Education. |
82 | $68,232 |
| International and Comparative Education. | 57 | $53,840 |
| Education, Other. | 49 | $49,355 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. |
22 | $58,749 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 18 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
18 | $53,406 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Computer Teacher Education. |
10 | $76,621 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. |
9 | $56,156 |
| Education, General. | 5 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
4 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
2 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 125 | $37,208 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Forensic Psychology. · Clinical Psychology. · Industrial and Organizational Psychology. |
98 | $50,624 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. · Experimental Psychology. · Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. · Social Psychology. |
47 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Political Communication. · Public Relations/Image Management. · Health Communication. · Advertising. |
117 | $57,676 |
| Journalism. ↳ Journalism. · Photojournalism. |
53 | $42,954 |
| Publishing. | 49 | $55,535 |
| Communication, General. | 26 | $45,521 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
71 | $71,176 |
| Public Administration. | 60 | $71,996 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. ↳ Public Administration and Social Service Professions. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
73 | $40,192 |
| Homeland Security. ↳ Critical Infrastructure Protection. · Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management. |
56 | $106,257 |
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Forensic Science and Technology. · Criminalistics and Criminal Science. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
142 | $104,747 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Interior Design. · Design and Visual Communications, General. · Graphic Design. |
52 | $47,886 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. |
40 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
25 | $25,991 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. |
10 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, General. |
42 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
30 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
11 | $56,802 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 55 | $37,818 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 10 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
52 | $35,320 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
50 | $42,168 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. · African Studies. |
26 | $50,676 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Polymer Chemistry. |
28 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
14 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 30 | $33,575 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
34 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Chinese Language and Literature. · Japanese Language and Literature. · Korean Language and Literature. |
14 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
13 | $42,187 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. |
2 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 18 | $33,265 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Islamic Studies. · Religion/Religious Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
11 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
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