by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., George Washington University landed the #33 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, GWU is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
In addition, GWU took the #2 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, GWU came in at #71. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. GWU was awarded this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge for this accomplishment.
In addition, GWU took the #2 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in District of Columbia.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 61.2% of the total graduate students at GWU are women and 38.8% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 35.3% of the graduate student population at GWU. GWU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 14.1% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $32,850 | $32,850 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
Master's degree recipients from GWU earn an average salary of $68,845 during the early years of their career. That's good news for those graduates since it is 18% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at GWU is $101,469. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 35% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of George Washington University.
Contact details for GWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1918 F Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20052 |
| Phone: | 202-994-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.gwu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/georgewashingtonuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/GWtweets |
Around 40.2% of GWU graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 31.9% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
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.
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