2024 Best Political Communication Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in political communication sits in the middle of the road, ranking #686 out of 1172 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Political Communication Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 master's degrees in political communication during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on political communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of political communication students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized political communication related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for political communication students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Political Communication Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Political Communication Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Political Communication in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for political communication students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Political Communication

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in political communication needs to look into George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in political communication from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

American University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in political communication. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in political communication from American University

Best Political Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best political communication schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
District of Columbia	334	43

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Rankings in Majors Related to Political Communication

Political Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Political Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	319
Public Relations	223
Advertising	65
General Organizational Communication	45
International & Intercultural Communication	22
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	20
Sports Communication	14
Health Communication	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz. More about our data sources and methodologies.