Political Economy at Georgetown University

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study political economy, take a look at what Georgetown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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

Georgetown Political Economy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Political Economy
Master’s Degree in Political Economy

Georgetown Political Economy Rankings

The political economy major at Georgetown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Economy. 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 Economy Student Demographics at Georgetown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political economy majors at Georgetown University.

Georgetown Political Economy Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of political economy bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's in political economy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgetown Political Economy Master’s Program

33% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of political economy master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a political economy master's degree from Georgetown, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Political Economy Grads May Go Into

A degree in political economy 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 Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Economists	6,380	$134,260
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Political Science Professors	1,160	$127,410
Economics Professors	230	$110,350

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
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