Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at George Washington University

Every psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychiatric/mental health nursing program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health 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 psychiatric/mental health nursing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GWU Psychiatric/Mental Health 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.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychiatric/mental health nursing majors at George Washington University.

GWU Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing from GWU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in psychiatric/mental health nursing each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 49% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in psychiatric/mental health nursing.

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

Related Majors

• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Nursing Administration
• Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Practice
• Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing

Careers That Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychiatric/mental health 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.