by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Boston University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
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The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their master’s degree from Boston U is $55,383 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $49,379.
Online degrees for the Boston U 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 Boston U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.0% of the public relations students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 12.0% of public relations master’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 56 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations | 38 |
| Advertising | 40 |
| Health Communication | 22 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 21 |
| Journalism | 77 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 55 |
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*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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