Other Public Health at George Washington University

If you plan to study other 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 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, 97 of them were other public health majors.

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

GWU Other Public Health Degrees Available

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

GWU Other Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the other public health progam at GWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The other public health major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Other 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
	3
	4
Best Other Public Health Schools	13
Best Value Other Public Health Schools	32

In 2021, 411 students received their master’s degree in other public health from GWU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for other public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Other Public Health Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Other Public Health Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in other public health from GWU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in other 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 Other Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 411 students graduated with a master's degree in other public health from GWU. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the other public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 other public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	74
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	159
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

GWU also has a doctoral program available in other public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health Services Administration
• Public Health Education and Promotion
• General Public Health
• Environmental Health

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

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