Public Relations & Advertising at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 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.

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GWU offers distance education options for public relations at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 public relations majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism
• Publishing

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Public Relations Specialists	17,310	$107,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,390	$188,050
Editors	3,330	$89,710
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Community Health Workers	810	$61,770

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.