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Public Relations & Advertising at Howard University

Public Relations & Advertising at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

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.

Howard Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Howard Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Howard 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 Howard

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

Howard Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 115

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 Howard 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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