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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

Public Relations & Advertising is the #19 most popular major in District of Columbia with 266 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this 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 fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for public relations and advertising students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a fairly 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 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

Explore all the Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 366
Pennsylvania 108
Maryland 10
New Jersey 59
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 5,059
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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