Public Relations & Advertising at Drexel 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 Drexel University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in public relations.

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.

Drexel Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Drexel Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 public relations majors earned their master's degree from Drexel. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations each year. Drexel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Drexel, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,620	$123,600

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.