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Public Relations at American University

Public Relations at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

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

The American University Public Relations Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in PR

The American University Public Relations Rankings

The pr major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

PR Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pr majors at American University.

The American University Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of pr bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in pr.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 50
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in pr 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 American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Public Relations Specialists 17,310 $107,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 5,390 $188,050
Communications Professors 290 $92,970
Advertising and Promotions Managers 140 $143,600

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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