2025 Best Political Communication Schools in District of Columbia

If you're seeking a degree in political communication, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #923 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for political communication students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 101 degrees in political communication annually.

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Political Communication Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Political Communication Schools in District of Columbia list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Political Communication in District of Columbia

The schools below may not offer all types of political communication degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Political Communication

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Political Communication Degrees Awarded

6.0% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in political communication. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in political communication from George Washington University

2

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Political Communication Degrees Awarded

41.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in political communication needs to check out American University. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a degree 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
Pennsylvania	978	0

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Political Communication Related Rankings by Major

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	250
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	161
Health Communication	9
Advertising	1

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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.