Public Relations & Advertising at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 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.

Towson Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Towson Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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Public Relations Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Towson in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in public relations each year. Towson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Towson, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Public Relations Specialists	3,250	$71,030
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,720	$123,020
Community Health Workers	1,290	$50,160

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.