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Public Relations & Advertising at Washington and Lee University

Public Relations & Advertising at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University stacks up to those at other schools.

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 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.

Washington and Lee Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Washington and Lee Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington and Lee University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations 9

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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists 6,920 $78,410
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Technical Writers 2,840 $85,450
Reporters and Correspondents 740 $49,530

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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