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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at George Washington University

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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at George Washington University

If you plan to study psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, 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 has a total student population of 27,017.

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

GWU Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

GWU does offer online education options in psychiatric/mental health nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

GWU Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychiatric/mental health nursing majors at George Washington University.

GWU Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of psychiatric/mental health nursing master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in psychiatric/mental health nursing each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 49% more men than average.

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

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

Careers That Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychiatric/mental health 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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