Public Health at George Washington University

If you plan to study public health, 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. In 2021, 97 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from GWU.

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

GWU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

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.

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

GWU Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health 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 public health major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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
Most Popular Public Health Schools	3

In 2021, 540 students received their master’s degree in public health from GWU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from GWU. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	48
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GWU Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 540 students who graduated with a master’s in public health from GWU in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	96
Black or African American	110
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	220
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

GWU also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Health	515
International Public Health/International Health	42
Environmental Health	36
General Public Health	33
Public Health Education and Promotion	26
Health Services Administration	9
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	4

Related Majors

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

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770
Physicists	670	$144,300

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.