George Washington

George Washington Majors

George Washington awards bachelor's degrees in 76 fields, about 3,148 a year. The largest are International Relations, Political Science, Nursing.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
International Relations	511	$52,933	$76,751	$22,000
Political Science	305	$51,537	$79,692	$23,000
Nursing	272	$79,221	$96,741	$26,500
Business Administration	156
Public Health	129	$44,809	$87,217	$23,822
Economics	112	$67,684	$99,406	$23,250
Psychology	110		$79,187
Finance	95	$73,833	$126,638	$19,000
Biology	68	$32,354	$70,444	$24,816
International Business	66	$70,856	$99,018	$23,250
Criminal Justice	63	$51,256	$80,070	$20,500
Research and Experimental Psychology	60	$37,906	$72,325	$25,220
Computer Science	55	$104,200	$150,716	$19,500
Marketing	54	$54,833	$95,528	$23,250
History	54	$38,927	$70,734	$23,250
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	53	$69,942	$100,601	$23,000
Journalism	48	$52,015	$81,927	$25,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	48
Public Relations and Advertising	39		$85,459	$23,250
Mechanical Engineering	37	$82,361	$101,196	$21,500
English Language and Literature	37	$38,985	$70,766	$23,250
Environmental Science and Conservation	36	$51,201	$66,178	$19,500
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	35	$86,753	$112,554	$18,143
Design	34
Anthropology	33	$22,614	$65,172	$27,000
Area Studies	30			$25,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	29	$66,362	$120,730	$21,000
Communications	28	$50,552	$79,112	$25,000
Accounting	28	$69,151	$116,795	$24,875
Geography and Cartography	26	$52,883	$78,390	$25,000
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	25		$81,548	$20,727
Philosophy	25		$64,898
Systems Engineering	24		$120,976
Health Administration	23		$92,810
Human Resources	23	$57,219	$97,126	$20,793
Computer and Information Sciences	22	$71,192	$93,692	$24,500
Statistics	21		$100,578
Romance Languages	19		$88,114
Sociology	19		$78,857
Studio Art	19		$34,734
Allied Health	18
Mathematics	17
Civil Engineering	15		$100,990
Chemistry	14			$27,000
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	13
Writing	13
Human Services	13		$65,190
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	12	$52,893
Information Science/Studies	11		$105,145
Electrical Engineering	11
Archeology	10
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	10
Dance	9
Real Estate	8
Theater	7
Music	7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	7	$66,905	$82,325	$25,269
Business/Commerce	7	$58,373	$107,023	$20,500
Hospitality Management	7	$53,625	$75,683	$22,500
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	6
Nutrition Sciences	6
Computer Engineering	5
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	5
Classical and Ancient Studies	5
Homeland Security	5
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4
Religion/Religious Studies	4
Computer Software and Media Applications	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3
Physics	3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2
Geology and Earth Science	2
Engineering	1
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at George Washington?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: International Relations (511), Political Science (305), Nursing (272), Business Administration (156), Public Health (129).

Which George Washington majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Science ($150,716), Finance ($126,638), Systems Engineering ($120,976), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($120,730), Accounting ($116,795). Earnings are reported for 42 of George Washington's 76 programs.

How many majors does George Washington have?

George Washington awarded bachelor's degrees in 76 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names George Washington uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.