George Washington University,The

Program Information

Degree Offered

Graduate Certificate in Survey Design and Data Analysis

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The George Washington University Graduate Certificate in Survey Design and Data Analysis provides the framework to prepare professionals, from both public and private sectors, for a variety of career opportunities in the survey research field.

This invaluable program focuses on the skills needed in today's changing survey environment, introducing students to all phases of survey research - designing and pretesting the questionnaire, sampling cases, collecting and compiling data, computing estimates and margin of errors, and writing reports, as well as managing the entire survey process.

Graduates acquire expertise to manage the various phases of the process in a variety of corporate, association, or government agency settings. Our graduates, as well as many of our students, work in government, public opinion and market research firms, political polling firms, private industry, and other related organizations. In fact, the richness of the program comes from the fact that all faculty members are full-time working professionals from organizations that conduct survey research.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above