Nursing at Georgetown University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Georgetown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Georgetown.

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

Georgetown Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Georgetown

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Georgetown does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Georgetown Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Georgetown performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Georgetown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	33
	41
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
	100
Best Nursing Schools	109
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	110
	126
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	133
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	176
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	233
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	237
	249
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	550
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,494

In 2021, 259 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Georgetown. This makes it the #33 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Georgetown Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $77,671. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Georgetown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Georgetown University.

Georgetown Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Georgetown. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Georgetown are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgetown Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 259 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Georgetown in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Georgetown, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	179
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 29 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing 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 Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	298
Nurse Anesthetist	22

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Registered Nurses	11,110	$92,350
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,580	$145,760
Nurse Practitioners	840	$109,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors	560	$153,830
Nurse Midwives	40	$95,730

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.