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Public Relations & Advertising at West Virginia University

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Public Relations & Advertising at West Virginia University

Every public relations and 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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Relations

WVU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

76% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 93 public relations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

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Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from WVU, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 82
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Community Health Workers 740 $34,080
Communications Professors 330 $51,150
Public Relations Specialists 310 $62,310
Reporters and Correspondents 260 $38,260
Radio and Television Announcers 200 $28,210

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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