Public Relations & Advertising at Georgetown University

Every public relations & advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 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.

Georgetown Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Georgetown Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	63
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	89
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	68

Related Majors

• Journalism

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 Georgetown 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
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.