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George Washington University Master’s in Political Science & Government

178 Master's Degrees Awarded
$76,041 Average Salary

Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at George Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in political science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Political Science from GWU Cost?

$31,824 Average Tuition and Fees

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at GWU paid an average of $1,765 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $31,770 $31,770
Fees $54 $54

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Political Science From GWU?

$76,041 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

political science who receive their master’s degree from GWU make an average of $76,041 a year during the early days of their career. That is 39% higher than the national average of $54,838.

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Does GWU Offer an Online Master’s in Political Science?

Online degrees for the GWU political science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.

GWU Master’s Student Diversity for Political Science

178 Master's Degrees Awarded
42.7% Women
28.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 178 students received their master’s degree in political science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in political science in 2019-2020, 42.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 44.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 28.7% of political science master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 24
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 98
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Master’s in Political Science Focus Areas at GWU

Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Political Science 17
American Government & Politics (United States) 161

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to political science and government.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 13
Criminology 6
Economics 56
Geography & Cartography 9
International Relations & National Security 343

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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.

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