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American University MA in Public Relations & Advertising

37 Master's Degrees Awarded
$51,273 Average Salary

Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at American University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public relations, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Relations from The American University Cost?

$35,524 Average Tuition and Fees

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at The American University paid an average of $1,906 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $34,533 $34,533
Fees $991 $991

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Public Relations From The American University?

$51,273 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their master’s degree from The American University is $51,273 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $49,379.

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Does The American University Offer an Online MA in Public Relations?

Online degrees for the The American University public relations master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Master’s Student Diversity for Public Relations

37 Master's Degrees Awarded
70.3% Women
29.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 37 students received their master’s degree in public relations. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 70.3% of the students who received their MA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.7% of the public relations master’s degrees at The American University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 23
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MA in Public Relations Focus Areas at The American University

Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Political Communication 34
International & Intercultural Communication 3

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 73
Journalism 38

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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.

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