Journalism at George Washington University

If you plan to study journalism, 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 Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

GWU Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GWU Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at George Washington University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	40
Photojournalism	13

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Publishing
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Editors	3,330	$89,710
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Writers and Authors	1,250	$101,690
Photographers	420	$82,840
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.