Online Degrees and Programs at George Washington University

Online Program Overview

George Washington University offers 340 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 59 major programs - 4 Bachelors, 28 Masters, 6 Doctorate, and 21 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $67,710 for undergraduate programs and $36,414 for graduate programs.

Total 3,989 students out of total 25,374 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,372 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

George Washington University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameGeorge Washington University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1918 F Street, NW, Washington, DC
Online Students3,989 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,955 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$67,710
Graduate Tuition & Fees$36,414
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total59 Programs
Bachelors4 Programs
Masters28 Programs
Doctorate6 Programs
Post-Graduate21 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at George Washington University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $67,710 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $36,414 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $2,170 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,020 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$56,049$57,984$60,946$64,798$67,710
Graduate$31,824$32,904$33,984$35,154$36,414
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$1,675$1,995$1,995$2,080$2,170
Graduate$1,765$1,825$1,885$1,950$2,020

Online Programs By Area of Study

George Washington University offers 340 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 59 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Bachelors, 28 Masters, 6 Doctorate, 21 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4 28621
Overall Programs2184 1286065

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at George Washington University. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
PublishingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 3 ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Computer Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED 4
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 51 ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
BioinformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Critical Infrastructure ProtectionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 61 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 133 NOT OFFERED 3
Clinical Research CoordinatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 64 NOT OFFERED 3
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 3 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Blood Bank Technology SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Hematology Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 26 13 71
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nutrition/NutritionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 96 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 5
Nurse Midwife/Nursing MidwiferyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED 13
Occupational and Environmental Health NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 4
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 4 ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 29

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At George Washington University, there are 25,374 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,944 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,989 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,955 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment25,374
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,989
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,955
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses19,430

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,989 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 191 District of Columbia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 3,626 students living in the U.S. States other than District of Columbia, and 30 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,989
District of Columbia Resident191
Other State In U.S.3,626
Outside of U.S.30
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,989
Undergraduate416
Graduate3,573
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses416
Degree/Certificate Seeking285
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking131
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