Political Communication at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

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.

The American University Political Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Political Communication

The American University Political Communication Rankings

Political Communication Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Political Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of political communication master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in political communication each year. The American University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a political communication master's degree from The American University, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• International & Intercultural 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 American 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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.