2024 Best Political Communication Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Political Communication is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #686 out of the 1172 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Political Communication Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia 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

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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

The political communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Political Communication Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Political Communication in District of Columbia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in political communication.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Political Communication

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in political communication. Located in the 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

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in political communication has to check out American University. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Political Communication Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	128
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	78
Health Communication	5
International & Intercultural Communication	5

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.