George Washington University Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at George Washington University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in education, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from GWU Cost?

$31,824 Average Tuition and Fees

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GWU was $1,765 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$31,770	$31,770
Fees	$54	$54

Does GWU Offer an Online Master’s in Education?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that GWU offers online option in its education master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.

GWU Master’s Student Diversity for Education

229 Master's Degrees Awarded

80.8% Women

31.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 229 master’s degrees in education awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 80.8% of the students who received their Master’s in education in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at GWU in 2019-2020, 31.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	25
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	129
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at GWU

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction	14
Educational Administration	57
International Education	43
Special Education	41
Student Counseling	20

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.