Public Health Education and Promotion at George Washington University

Every public health education and promotion school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health education and promotion 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 Public Health Education and Promotion section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Public Health Education and Promotion Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health Education and Promotion

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GWU does offer online courses in public health education and promotion for the following degree levels:

GWU Public Health Education and Promotion 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.

Public Health Education and Promotion Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Health Education and Promotion Master’s Program

The public health education and promotion program at GWU awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

In the public health education and promotion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 education and promotion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health Services Administration
• General Public Health
• Environmental Health
• International Public Health/International Health

Careers That Public Health Education and Promotion Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health education and promotion 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
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770

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.