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Photojournalism at George Washington University

Photojournalism at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying photojournalism, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU Photojournalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Photojournalism
  • Master’s Degree in Photojournalism

GWU Photojournalism Rankings

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

Photojournalism Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Photojournalism Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of photojournalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in photojournalism 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 photojournalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GWU Photojournalism Master’s Program

56% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of photojournalism master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in photojournalism each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the photojournalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 photojournalism.

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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

Careers That Photojournalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in photojournalism 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
Reporters and Correspondents 1,610 $100,550
Photographers 420 $82,840
Film and Video Editors 240 $69,410

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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