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Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public relations and advertising was ranked 10th in District of Columbia. In fact, 521 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Relations & Advertising program at each school on the list.

Check out the public relations master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for public relations and advertising students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in public relations at Georgetown, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in public relations at GWU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 25 students majoring in public relations at The American University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Trinity Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public relations and advertising schools in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 90% of the public relations majors at the school.

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Best Public Relations & Advertising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,101
New York 1,767
Maryland 42
New Jersey 315
Delaware 1

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public relations and advertising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bill Koplitz.

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