2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Political Communication in the Middle Atlantic Region

Political Communication is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #629 out of the 1095 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for political communication students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 master's degrees in political communication during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in political communication.

Most Well Attended Schools for Political Communication Students Working on Their Master's

1

American University
Washington, DC

34 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#2 Best Quality In DC

American University is one of the most popular schools in the United States 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. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in political communication in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in political communication from American University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in political communication. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in political communication in District of Columbia. More information about a master’s in political communication from George Washington University

Best Political Communication Colleges by State

Explore the most popular political communication colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
District of Columbia	330	55

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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	286
Public Relations	222
Advertising	51
International & Intercultural Communication	43
General Organizational Communication	35
Health Communication	8
Sports Communication	7
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	4

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.