by our College Data Analytics TeamPolitical 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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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 |
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
| 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 |
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 |
*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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