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Environmental Health at George Washington University

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Environmental Health at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a environmental health school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's environmental health program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU Environmental Health Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Environmental Health
  • Doctorate Degree in Environmental Health

GWU Environmental Health Rankings

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There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Environmental Health Master’s Program

84% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a master's degree in environmental health from GWU. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

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Of the students who received a environmental health master's degree from GWU, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the environmental health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% 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 environmental health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 520 $90,540
Epidemiologists 40 $106,740

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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