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Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at George Washington University

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Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at George Washington University

Every geriatric nurse/nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geriatric nursing program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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

GWU Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geriatric Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GWU offers distance education options for geriatric nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

GWU Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geriatric nursing, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geriatric Nursing Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in geriatric nursing from GWU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a geriatric nursing master's degree from GWU, 75% 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 George Washington University with a master's in geriatric nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Geriatric Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in geriatric 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 George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Registered Nurses 11,110 $92,350
Nurse Practitioners 840 $109,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 560 $153,830

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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