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Political Communication at George Washington University

Political Communication at George Washington University

If you plan to study political communication, 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 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

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.

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

64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of political communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political communication 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 political communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GWU Political Communication Master’s Program

65% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of political communication master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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In the political communication master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 20
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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