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Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at George Washington University

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Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a geriatric nursing school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geriatric nursing program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geriatric Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

GWU Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geriatric nursing, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geriatric Nursing Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 geriatric nursing majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a geriatric nursing master's degree from GWU, 75% 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 George Washington University with a master's in geriatric nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Geriatric Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in geriatric 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 George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Registered Nurses 11,110 $92,350
Nurse Practitioners 840 $109,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 560 $153,830

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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