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American Government & Politics (United States) at George Washington University

American Government & Politics (United States) at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying american government & politics (united states), 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 American Government & Politics (United States) section at the bottom of this page.

GWU American Government & Politics (United States) Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in American Government and Politics (United States)

GWU American Government & Politics (United States) Rankings

American Government and Politics (United States) Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the american government and politics (united states) majors at George Washington University.

GWU American Government & Politics (United States) Master’s Program

39% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of american government and politics (united states) master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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Of the students who received a american government and politics (united states) master's degree from GWU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in american government and politics (united states).

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 90
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That American Government and Politics (United States) Grads May Go Into

A degree in american government and politics (united states) 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
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Political Scientists 3,220 $120,610
Political Science Professors 1,160 $127,410

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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