George Washington University

Online Degrees and Programs

George Washington University offers 462 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 117 major programs - 2 Associate, 8 Bachelors, 50 Masters, 11 Doctorate, and 46 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $58,640 for undergraduate programs and $31,824 for graduate programs. Total 5,374 students out of total 28,172 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 6,440 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. George Washington University is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Online Program Overview

George Washington University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Washington, District of Columbia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $58,640 in average for all students.

It offers 462 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 117 programs - 2 Associates, 8 Bachelors, 50 Masters, 11 Doctorate, 46 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	George Washington University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	2121 I Street, NW, Washington, DC
Online Students	5,374 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,417 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$58,640
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Total	117 Programs
Associates	2 Programs
Bachelors	8 Programs
Masters	50 Programs
Doctorate	11 Programs
Post-Graduate	46 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at George Washington University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $58,640 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,625 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,765 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$49,783	$51,346	$52,969	$54,538	$58,640

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$1,475	$1,520	$1,575	$1,625	$1,625

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

George Washington University offers 462 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 117 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Associates, 8 Bachelors, 50 Masters, 11 Doctorate, 46 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	8	50	11	46
Overall Programs	4	8	98	164	67	121

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. 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.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Publishing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	96	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	198	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	116
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International and Comparative Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	8
Computer Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	98	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	97	27	6
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	109	85	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	30
Legal Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	1
Molecular Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Microbiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Museology/Museum Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	10
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	3
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Securities Services Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Critical Infrastructure Protection	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	63	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	383	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
National Security Policy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
American Government and Politics (United States	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	162	NOT OFFERED	2

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	105	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Clinical Research Coordinator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	72	NOT OFFERED	2
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Hematology Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	167	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	3	NOT OFFERED	53
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	307	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	210	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	123	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	9	2
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED
Palliative Care Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	1
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	1	4
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	284	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	8
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	7
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	8
Tourism and Travel Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	65	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Information Resources Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At George Washington University, there are 28,172 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,791 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,374 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,417 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	28,172
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,374
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,417
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	21,381

By student location, out of a total of 5,374 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 229 District of Columbia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 4,854 students living in the U.S. States other than District of Columbia, and 55 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.