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Ranked at #4 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Georgetown is in the top 1% of the country for political science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Georgetown University handed out 244 bachelor's degrees in political science & government. This is a decrease of 13% over the previous year when 280 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in political science from Georgetown. This makes it the #4 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 13 students received their doctoral degrees in political science in 2021, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $51,297. This is higher than $33,089, which is the national median for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.
Political Science majors graduating with a master's degree from Georgetown make a median salary of $58,963 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all political science graduates with a master's is $47,403.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Georgetown, political science students borrow a median amount of $16,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all political science bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,439.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the political science program at Georgetown is $514 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Georgetown University.
Of the 244 political science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgetown, about 46% were men and 54% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 55% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 24 |
Black or African American | 14 |
Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
White | 135 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 28 |
Other Races | 9 |
The political science program at Georgetown awarded 49 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 55% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Georgetown University with a master's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 27 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 18 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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International Relations & National Security | 572 |
Economics | 265 |
Sociology | 35 |
Anthropology | 15 |
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