Public Relations & Advertising at Gonzaga University

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

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 7,295 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Gonzaga.

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.

Gonzaga Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Gonzaga Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Gonzaga compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Gonzaga 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	36
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144

Earnings of Gonzaga Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gonzaga is $40,575. This is 10% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Gonzaga. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Gonzaga 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 Gonzaga University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gonzaga also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies
• Communication & Journalism (Other)

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 WA, the home state for Gonzaga University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,170	$128,420
Editors	1,830	$67,560
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470

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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.