by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at DePaul University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at DePaul paid an average of $854 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,370 | $19,370 |
| Fees | $390 | $390 |
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The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their master’s degree from DePaul is $56,234 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $49,379.
Online degrees for the DePaul 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 DePaul Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.3% of the public relations students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.2% of the public relations master’s degrees at DePaul in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Communication | 8 |
| Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 30 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 21 |
| Journalism | 20 |
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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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