Health & Medical Administrative Services at George Washington University

If you plan to study health and medical administrative services, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 463 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 18 of them were health and medical administrative services majors.

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

GWU Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Master’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Doctorate Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

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.

GWU does offer online education options in health and medical administrative services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

GWU Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health and medical administrative services progam at GWU 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 health and medical administrative services major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Medical Administrative Services. 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
	5
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Most Focused Health/Medical Admin Services Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools	202
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	365
Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Schools	941

In 2021, 274 students received their master’s degree in health and medical administrative services from GWU. This makes it the #8 most popular school for health and medical administrative services master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in health and medical administrative services, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at George Washington University.

GWU Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Program

The health and medical administrative services program at GWU awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. The typical health and medical administrative services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 43% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health and medical administrative services at GWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GWU Health & Medical Administrative Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health and medical administrative services master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in health and medical administrative services each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the health and medical administrative services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	101
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

GWU also has a doctoral program available in health and medical administrative services. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

Health & Medical Administrative Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Care Management	154
Clinical Research Coordinator	89
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	65

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services 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 George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,060	$81,120
Computer User Support Specialists	4,110	$71,020
Medical Assistants	1,970	$42,010
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.