Program in Elections and Campaign Management Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Fordham University

Fordham's M.A. in Elections and Campaign Management Addresses Need for Trained Political Campaign Professionals

The nation's premier graduate-level training program for elections and campaign management, Fordham University's unique master's degree program teaches students powerful skills in politics and political marketing, including polling, fundraising, media management, and technology.

Armed with an M.A. degree in Elections and Campaign Management, graduates are hired for senior-level positions in leading political consulting firms, on national and state-level political campaigns, in media networks, and in organizations that promote civic engagement and participation in politics in New York City and across the U.S. and the world.

Once students complete the program, they are amongst the best-trained political campaign professionals in the nation -- and the world. They go on to influence directly who is elected, who governs, and who leads.

Training a New Breed of Political Consultants with Fordham's Elections and Campaign Management M.A. Program

Every year, Americans go to the polls and elect over one-half million public officials. Over the past few decades, America has seen revolutionary changes in the democratic process of political campaigning. A special, new breed of savvy political consultants is now at the forefront of modern campaigns and elections. Fordham University meets the growing need for trained and ethical leaders who perform political consulting with its rigorous and comprehensive M.A. in Elections and Campaign Management.

One of the most unique master's degrees at the Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Science, the elections and campaign management program attracts exceptionally high-caliber students with professional experience in a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds such as political science, communications, business administration and management, history, economics, sociology and psychology, and politics from New York and other areas.

Faculty of Renowned Professionals in Elections and Campaign Management Master's Program

The interdisciplinary M.A. program in elections and campaign management has established Fordham as an epicenter for the study of democracy and electoral politics in New York City. As such, the program has successfully recruited nationally recognized and renowned professionals to the cross-disciplinary faculty.

The faculty's work is widely known in the fields of political behavior and institutions. Instruction in applied courses is provided by leading experts with extensive experience working in local, state, and national political campaigns. Masters students enjoy stimulating interactions with their faculty and advisers while they learn and hone skills that will help them to establish, promote, and sustain democratic principles throughout the world.

As a result of Fordham University's commitment to mentorship that unites the graduate community, students in the elections and campaign management program can expect to build lifelong bonds and enduring relationships with their colleagues and instructors.

Fordham University's Interdisciplinary M.A. in Elections and Campaign Management Is a Rigorous Year of Training

Fordham's unparalleled master's program in elections and campaign management is an interdisciplinary program that collaborates with the university's acclaimed Political Science Department to give students a 360-degree view of the world of politics and campaigning. Graduate students learn vital skills in political marketing such as polling, fundraising, electoral politics, political science, media management, and technology -- skills that make the difference between a political campaign's success or failure.

Since the 1990s, Fordham University has pioneered interdisciplinary graduate programs to better prepare graduates for careers in an increasingly multicultural and multinational society. The innovative elections and campaign management master's program joins the ranks of other successful, interdisciplinary graduate programs such as humanities and sciences, urban studies, medieval studies, international political economy and development, and ethics and society.

Graduate students enjoy a robust curriculum that balances core technical courses in quantitative analysis and survey research with political science courses that cover central subjects in electoral behavior, political institutions, communication, and ethics. The 30-credit program consists of seven core courses and two electives and also requires a professional internship at a political consulting firm or a campaign organization.

Fordham's Graduate Program Gives Students the Skills to Excel at Political Campaign Management

The one-year elections and campaign management program covers both the theoretical and practical tools that are necessary for excelling at managing political campaigns. Rigorous multidisciplinary courses focus on voting behavior, candidate strategy, analysis of survey data, and media management.

Examples of required courses are: American Political Behavior, Introduction to Quantitative Analysis, Fundamentals of Political Campaign Management, and Campaign Finances and Ethics. Elective choices include courses such as Crisis and Issues Management; Grassroots Mobilization, Political Advertising, and Promotion; and Political Campaigns in Emerging Democracy

An Independent University in the Jesuit Tradition

Historic Fordham University is an independent university in the Jesuit tradition with its original Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, and three additional campuses in Manhattan's Lincoln Center, Westchester County, and the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, New York. Elections and campaign management courses are held at the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses.

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• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Master of Arts (MA)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 13
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• Earning Your Degree
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• Acceptance Rate
• Applied30
• Accepted22
• Acceptance Rate73%
• Enrolled10
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $70
• Application Fee - International $70
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• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *$30,480
• Out-of-state tuition *$30,480
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• Fees
• Per-academic year fees$586.00
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• Gender
• Total Graduate Students22
• Female Percentage45%
• Male Percentage55%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students22
• Part-time Percentage68%
• Full-time Percentage32%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino15%
• Black / African American10%
• White / Caucasian35%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian0%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races0%
• Unknown40%