Political Communication at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a political communication school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political communication program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in political communication from GWU.

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

GWU Political Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Communication
• Master’s Degree in Political Communication

GWU Political Communication Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The political communication major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Communication. 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.

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In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in political communication from GWU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for political communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Political Communication Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Political Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Communication from GWU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical political communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political communication at GWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GWU Political Communication Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in political communication from GWU. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

In the political communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 political communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Health Communication
• Public Relations

Careers That Political Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in political communication 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
Public Relations Specialists	17,310	$107,490
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Communications Professors	290	$92,970

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.