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Communications at George Washington University

Communications at George Washington University

If you plan to study communications, 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 has a total student population of 27,017.

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

GWU Communications Degrees Available

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

GWU Communications Rankings

The communication arts major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. 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.

Communication Arts Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Communications Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of communication arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication arts at GWU are white. This is above average 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 communication arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

GWU Communications Master’s Program

25% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of communication arts master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in communication arts each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

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

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

Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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
Editors 3,330 $89,710
Reporters and Correspondents 1,610 $100,550
Writers and Authors 1,250 $101,690
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $85,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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