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 28,172. Of the 762 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2019, 36 of them were political communication majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the political communication progam at GWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Political Communication Schools	1
Most Popular Political Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Political Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Political Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Political Communication Graduate Certificate Schools	2

In 2019, 27 students received their master’s degree in political communication from GWU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for political communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 36 political communication majors earned their bachelor's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political communication at GWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GWU Political Communication Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in political communication from GWU. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

Of the students who received a political communication master's degree from GWU, 70% 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 political communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GWU also has a doctoral program available in political communication. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Communication
• Public Relations

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.