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Registered Nursing at George Washington University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 273 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from GWU.

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

GWU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GWU offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

GWU Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how GWU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 114
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 183
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 242
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 242
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 247
247
Best Registered Nursing Schools 349
559
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 819
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 922
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,654
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,685

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in registered nursing from GWU. This is the #242 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 273 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from GWU in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 52
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 131
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

GWU also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
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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