2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at George Washington University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $35,154 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,950.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$35,100
Fees$54
Cost per Credit$1,950
Books & Supplies$1,400
Room & Board$16,300 (On-Campus) / $16,300 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,625 (On-Campus) / $1,625 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$54,479
Off-Campus Total$54,479
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$31,824$31,824$32,904$33,984$35,154

Graduate Program Overview

George Washington University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Washington, District of Columbia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $35,154.
It offers 302 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameGeorge Washington University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1918 F Street, NW, Washington, DC
Graduate School Students14,955 students
4,400 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$35,154
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 302 Graduate Programs
139 Master's, 64 Doctorate, 99 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

George Washington University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 302 major areas - 139 Master's (24 online programs), 64 Doctorate (8 online programs), 82 Post-Bachelor'(24 online programs), 17 Post-Master'(5 online programs). 4,127 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,083 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total4,1271,083482103
Men1,51946716420
Women2,60861631883
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)21 NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Management Science40 NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Information Resources ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce26 NOT OFFERED 47 NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development- - 22ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies7 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration108 - 21 2
Tourism and Travel Services Management30ONLINE NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Public FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Investments and SecuritiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Finance- NOT OFFERED 11ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Accounting53 - 1 NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership- NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Project Management20 NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management216 - 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing17ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Nursing Practice13ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing10ONLINE -ONLINE 7ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing131ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Nursing Administration10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor11 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Therapy/Therapist19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)345 NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Aspects of HealthNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED
International Public Health/International Health31 - - NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion9 NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Environmental Health27 - - NOT OFFERED
Public Health23 NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies7 NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist17ONLINE NOT OFFERED 63ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Hematology Technology/Technician8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Blood Bank Technology Specialist8ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant55 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)- NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)48 -ONLINE 13ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Clinical Research Coordinator63ONLINE NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management137 NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist57 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Documentary ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Acting16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Interior Design10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dance- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sociology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American Government and Politics (United States144 NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs311 NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Geography9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Economics12 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics34 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis74 - NOT OFFERED 1
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Public Administration60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Science and Technology6 NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Criminalistics and Criminal Science14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Critical Infrastructure Protection75ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Securities Services Administration/Management- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forensic Psychology60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and PsycholinguisticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physics6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Polymer Chemistry8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Jewish/Judaic Studies9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Islamic Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum Studies35 NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics32 - - NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics68 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics2 - - NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology74 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Evolutionary Biology8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics27ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oncology and Cancer BiologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Exercise Physiology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Genome Sciences/Genomics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Infectious Disease and Global Health5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology and ImmunologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology26ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Biology13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences20 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Biology/Biological Sciences10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Assistant/Paralegal27ONLINE NOT OFFERED 24ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)65 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Law and Legal Studies30 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/Studies27 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chinese Language and Literature1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management83 -ONLINE 2 4
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Engineering97 - 1 -
Mechanical Engineering14 - - 1
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Telecommunications Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering69 - NOT OFFERED -
Computer Engineering5 - NOT OFFERED -
Civil Engineering9 - - NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering15 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other)45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Computer Teacher Education17ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services18 - NOT OFFERED 1
Special Education and Teaching (other)13ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain InjuriesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching27 - 2ONLINE -
International and Comparative Education28 NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration15 -ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2
Educational Leadership and Administration25ONLINE - NOT OFFERED 74ONLINE
Curriculum and Instruction3ONLINE - - -
EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance136 NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration51 NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Computer Science55 - NOT OFFERED -
Information Science/Studies59 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health Communication- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Political Communication21 NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management48 NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Photojournalism5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's Studies3 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
American/United States Studies/Civilization7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning11 NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies17 NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Health and Preventive Medicine- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion- NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Publishing48ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Communication9 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 26,457 students enrolled in George Washington University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 14,955 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 5,699 male and 9,256 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 7,375 full-time and 7,580 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 4,400 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1,385 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total14,955
Men Students5,699
Women Students9,256
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total14,955
Full-time Students7,375
Part-time Students7,580
By race/ethnicity 6,764 White, 1,816 Black, and 1,657 Asian students are attending at George Washington University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total14,955
American Indian /
Native American
40
Asian1,657
Black1,816
Hispanic1,244
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
23
White6,764
Two or more races444
Un-Known976
84 students are younger than 22 and 2,044 students are older than 65. The school has 8,855 students aged between 22 and 30 and 3,473 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total14,955
21 & Under84
22-243,559
25-295,296
30-342,254
35-391,219
40 & Over2,044
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At George Washington University, 4,400 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,385 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment14,457
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,400
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,385
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses8,672
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,400
District of Columbia Resident257
Other State In U.S.3,979
Outside of U.S.19

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