Public Relations & Advertising at George Washington University

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying public relations & advertising, 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 Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
Master’s Degree in Public Relations

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at GWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

73% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	34
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Political Communication	63
Public Relations	42
Health Communication	5
Advertising	4

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations 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
Public Relations Specialists	17,310	$107,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,390	$188,050
Editors	3,330	$89,710
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770

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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