General Business Administration and Management at George Washington University

If you plan to study general business administration and management, 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

GWU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

GWU General Business Administration and Management Rankings

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There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

The business administration program at GWU awarded 262 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	115
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Related Majors

• Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
• Project Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Management Analysts	18,410	$106,210
Chief Executives	1,880	$247,500
Administrative Services Managers	1,410	$125,770

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

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