Public Relations & Advertising at Washington and Lee University

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

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Washington and Lee 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	194
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	257

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Washington and Lee. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

About 89% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Washington and Lee 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

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By User:BlueGold73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.