Photojournalism at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a photojournalism school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's photojournalism program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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

GWU Photojournalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Photojournalism
Master’s Degree in Photojournalism

GWU Photojournalism Rankings

Photojournalism Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Photojournalism Master’s Program

56% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of photojournalism master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in photojournalism each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the photojournalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

Careers That Photojournalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in photojournalism 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
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Photographers	420	$82,840
Film and Video Editors	240	$69,410

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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