Journalism at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Master’s Degree in Journalism

GWU Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at George Washington University.

GWU Journalism Master’s Program

56% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Photojournalism	10

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Editors	3,330	$89,710
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Writers and Authors	1,250	$101,690
Photographers	420	$82,840
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$85,030

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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