George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia · Private, nonprofit

Of 108 assessed programs, 105 leave graduates out-earning a typical District of Columbia high-school graduate (about $40,140/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 200 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$17,440
$30k to $48k	$17,292
$48k to $75k	$22,080
$75k to $110k	$28,100
$110k and up	$55,337
All families (average)	$36,586

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

108 of 308 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical District of Columbia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Law	First Professional Degree	$140,848	+$100,708	clears the bar	$176,325	1.8 yrs	571
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$76,751	+$36,611	clears the bar	$20,958	0.6 yrs	537
Public Health	Master's Degree	$92,573	+$52,433	clears the bar	$75,171	1.4 yrs	435
International Relations	Master's Degree	$100,024	+$59,884	clears the bar	$56,634	0.9 yrs	311
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$96,741	+$56,601	clears the bar	$18,716	0.3 yrs	311
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$79,692	+$39,552	clears the bar	$21,723	0.5 yrs	310
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$121,804	+$81,664	clears the bar	$66,000	0.8 yrs	248
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$146,816	+$106,676	clears the bar	$61,500	0.6 yrs	241
Nursing	Master's Degree	$121,460	+$81,320	clears the bar	$52,641	0.6 yrs	201
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$100,874	+$60,734	clears the bar	$197,284	3.2 yrs	164
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$117,955	+$77,815	clears the bar	$78,277	1.0 yrs	157
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$72,325	+$32,185	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	154
Political Science	Master's Degree	$106,674	+$66,534	clears the bar	$61,310	0.9 yrs	147
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$99,406	+$59,266	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	145
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$130,159	+$90,019	clears the bar	$38,064	0.4 yrs	136
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$126,638	+$86,498	clears the bar	$18,148	0.2 yrs	119
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$87,217	+$47,077	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	116
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$120,266	+$80,126	clears the bar	$37,500	0.5 yrs	115
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$154,767	+$114,627	clears the bar	$37,964	0.3 yrs	97
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$80,070	+$39,930	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	86
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$139,567	+$99,427	clears the bar	$40,193	0.4 yrs	83
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$100,537	+$60,397	clears the bar	$67,389	1.1 yrs	82
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$82,024	+$41,884	clears the bar	$49,750	1.2 yrs	80
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$99,018	+$58,878	clears the bar	$21,875	0.4 yrs	79
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$101,932	+$61,792	clears the bar	$51,254	0.8 yrs	78
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$94,782	+$54,642	clears the bar	$24,500	0.4 yrs	76
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,444	+$30,304	clears the bar	$23,871	0.8 yrs	76
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$134,847	+$94,707	clears the bar	$39,152	0.4 yrs	75
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$94,862	+$54,722	clears the bar	$53,242	1.0 yrs	74
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$95,528	+$55,388	clears the bar	$22,975	0.4 yrs	72
History	Bachelor's Degree	$70,734	+$30,594	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	72
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$150,716	+$110,576	clears the bar	$19,500	0.2 yrs	71
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$81,927	+$41,787	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	69
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$113,891	+$73,751	clears the bar	$46,979	0.6 yrs	60
Information Science	Master's Degree	$149,469	+$109,329	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$78,449	+$38,309	clears the bar	$90,707	2.4 yrs	57
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$136,801	+$96,661	clears the bar	$139,995	1.4 yrs	55
Accounting	Master's Degree	$126,566	+$86,426	clears the bar	$36,992	0.4 yrs	53
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$134,232	+$94,092	clears the bar	$46,000	0.5 yrs	51
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,196	+$61,056	clears the bar	$21,375	0.4 yrs	50
Publishing	Master's Degree	$70,038	+$29,898	clears the bar	$40,899	1.4 yrs	48
Economics	Master's Degree	$125,847	+$85,707	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	46
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$85,459	+$45,319	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	45
Special Education	Master's Degree	$75,292	+$35,152	clears the bar	$34,357	1.0 yrs	45
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$66,392	+$26,252	clears the bar	$47,500	1.8 yrs	45
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$168,934	+$128,794	clears the bar	$63,497	0.5 yrs	45
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$79,187	+$39,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$116,795	+$76,655	clears the bar	$24,750	0.3 yrs	41
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$88,693	+$48,553	clears the bar	$41,000	0.8 yrs	40
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$78,857	+$38,717	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$97,126	+$56,986	clears the bar	$20,939	0.4 yrs	36
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$112,554	+$72,414	clears the bar	$16,404	0.2 yrs	35
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,601	+$60,461	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	35
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	$59,584	+$19,444	clears the bar	$52,671	2.7 yrs	35
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,172	+$25,032	clears the bar	$26,000	1.0 yrs	35
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$84,511	+$44,371	clears the bar	$61,500	1.4 yrs	35
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$66,178	+$26,038	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	34
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	$85,028 1-year earnings	+$44,888	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$34,734	-$5,406	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$124,760	+$84,620	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$75,683	+$35,543	clears the bar	$19,250	0.5 yrs	31
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$120,730	+$80,590	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	31
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$79,112	+$38,972	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	30
English	Bachelor's Degree	$70,766	+$30,626	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	30
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$66,076	+$25,936	clears the bar	$89,000	3.4 yrs	30
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$84,644	+$44,504	clears the bar	$58,750	1.3 yrs	30
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$93,692	+$53,552	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	28
International and Comparative Education	Master's Degree	$69,944	+$29,804	clears the bar	$41,000	1.4 yrs	28
Legal Support Services	Master's Degree	$93,331	+$53,191	clears the bar	$45,750	0.9 yrs	27
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$81,548	+$41,408	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	26
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$146,501	+$106,361	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	25
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$61,729	+$21,589	clears the bar	$37,269	1.7 yrs	24
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$79,119	+$38,979	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	24
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$122,539	+$82,399	clears the bar	$61,345	0.7 yrs	23
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$82,325	+$42,185	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$105,145	+$65,005	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,990	+$60,850	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Systems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$120,976	+$80,836	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$139,079	+$98,939	clears the bar	$68,479	0.7 yrs	22
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$52,893 1-year earnings	+$12,753	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$64,898	+$24,758	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$91,985	+$51,845	clears the bar	$61,500	1.2 yrs	20
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$65,190	+$25,050	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$78,390	+$38,250	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	19
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$129,072	+$88,932	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$73,569	+$33,429	clears the bar	$47,000	1.4 yrs	18
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$100,578	+$60,438	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$92,810	+$52,670	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$84,665	+$44,525	clears the bar	$34,940	0.8 yrs	17
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$126,738	+$86,598	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Theatre	Master's Degree	$22,419 1-year earnings	-$17,721	falls short	$59,500	insufficient data	16
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$105,496	+$65,356	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$88,114	+$47,974	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	$86,130	+$45,990	clears the bar	$54,500	1.2 yrs	13
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$107,023	+$66,883	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	13
Design	Master's Degree	$75,210	+$35,070	clears the bar	$75,495	2.2 yrs	11
Human Resources	Doctoral Degree	$177,867	+$137,727	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	$100,602	+$60,462	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$56,373	+$16,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Master's Degree	$74,265	+$34,125	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Journalism	Master's Degree	$89,072	+$48,932	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering-Related Fields	Doctoral Degree	$180,549	+$140,409	clears the bar	$58,963	0.4 yrs	3
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$106,137	+$65,997	clears the bar	$148,723	2.3 yrs	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,097	+$3,957	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$85,128	+$44,988	clears the bar	$22,251	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$26,917 1-year earnings	-$13,223	falls short	$25,000	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$87,600	+$47,460	clears the bar	$159,850	3.4 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$125,247	+$85,107	clears the bar	$61,789	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Medical Laboratory Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Engineering-Related Fields	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,064	insufficient data	32
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
International and Comparative Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Systems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,140/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.