Public Relations & Advertising at Washington State University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159.

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.

Wazzu Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Wazzu Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Wazzu 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 Wazzu

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

Wazzu Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Wazzu 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 State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	172
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Wazzu Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

100% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	107
Public Relations	106
Advertising	75
Technical & Scientific Communication	12
Health Communication	7

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,170	$128,420
Editors	1,830	$67,560
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470

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
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