Which George Washington University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Information Technology graduates leave with a median of $18,143 in federal loans, the lowest among 29 George Washington University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does George Washington University cost?

Tuition and fees are $67,710 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $36,586 a year.

How many George Washington University programs report graduate pay?

30 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at George Washington University report first-year pay, and 30 of them also report federal debt.

George Washington University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Washington, DC
11,182 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

30 George Washington University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($104,200), and Anthropology the least ($22,614). The median program pays $54,229. George Washington University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$67,710Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$36,586Per year

Graduation rate84%Within 6 years

Admission rate47%Of applicants

All 30 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in District of Columbia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across District of Columbia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in District of Columbia
1	Computer ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year	$104,200	$124,419	$19,500	1st of 3
2	Information TechnologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$86,753	Not reported	$18,143	1st of 1
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$82,361	$94,843	$21,500	1st of 2
4	NursingAbout 272 graduates a year	$79,221	$91,325	$26,500	6th of 6
5	FinanceAbout 95 graduates a year	$73,833	$131,971	$19,000	4th of 5
6	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 22 graduates a year	$71,192	$140,173	$24,500	1st of 2
7	International BusinessAbout 66 graduates a year	$70,856	$128,997	$23,250	2nd of 3
8	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 53 graduates a year	$69,942	$114,006	$23,000	1st of 1
9	AccountingAbout 28 graduates a year	$69,151	$101,290	$24,875	3rd of 5
10	EconomicsAbout 112 graduates a year	$67,684	$104,484	$23,250	2nd of 3
11	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 7 graduates a year	$66,905	Not reported	$25,269	1st of 1
12	Management ScienceAbout 29 graduates a year	$66,362	Not reported	$21,000	2nd of 2
13	BusinessAbout 7 graduates a year	$58,373	Not reported	$20,500	1st of 2
14	Human ResourcesAbout 23 graduates a year	$57,219	$100,004	$20,793	1st of 1
15	MarketingAbout 54 graduates a year	$54,833	$101,221	$23,250	2nd of 3
16	Hospitality ManagementAbout 7 graduates a year	$53,625	$93,149	$22,500	1st of 1
17	International RelationsAbout 511 graduates a year	$52,933	$84,705	$22,000	1st of 3
18	EntrepreneurshipAbout 12 graduates a year	$52,893	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
19	GeographyAbout 26 graduates a year	$52,883	Not reported	$25,000	1st of 1
20	JournalismAbout 48 graduates a year	$52,015	$81,856	$25,000	1st of 2
21	Political ScienceAbout 305 graduates a year	$51,537	$86,946	$23,000	2nd of 6
22	Criminal JusticeAbout 63 graduates a year	$51,256	$73,045	$20,500	1st of 5
23	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 36 graduates a year	$51,201	$65,865	$19,500	1st of 2
24	CommunicationsAbout 28 graduates a year	$50,552	$68,982	$25,000	1st of 4
25	Public HealthAbout 129 graduates a year	$44,809	$74,440	$23,822	2nd of 3
26	EnglishAbout 37 graduates a year	$38,985	$64,674	$23,250	2nd of 2
27	HistoryAbout 54 graduates a year	$38,927	$73,794	$23,250	3rd of 3
28	Experimental PsychologyAbout 60 graduates a year	$37,906	Not reported	$25,220	2nd of 2
29	BiologyAbout 68 graduates a year	$32,354	$66,734	$24,816	3rd of 4
30	AnthropologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$22,614	$70,959	$27,000	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and District of Columbia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five District of Columbia programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in District of Columbia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across District of Columbia.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in District of Columbia
Medical Laboratory ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$40,630	$62,492	$9,500	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$104,200
Information Technology$86,753
Mechanical Engineering$82,361
Nursing$79,221
Finance$73,833

Lowest median debt

Information Technology$18,143
Finance$19,000
Computer Science$19,500
Environmental Science and Conservation$19,500
Business$20,500

Largest programs

International RelationsAbout 511 graduates a year
Political ScienceAbout 305 graduates a year
NursingAbout 272 graduates a year
Public HealthAbout 129 graduates a year
EconomicsAbout 112 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $104,200 in their first year, the most of 30 George Washington University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of District of Columbia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels