Public Relations & Advertising at University of Maryland Global Campus

If you plan to study public relations & advertising, take a look at what University of Maryland Global Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526.

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.

UMGC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

UMGC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. UMGC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at University of Maryland Global Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland Global Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies

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 University of Maryland Global Campus.

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.