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George Washington University MA in Public Relations & Advertising

62 Master's Degrees Awarded
$65,295 Average Salary

Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at George Washington 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Relations from GWU Cost?

$31,824 Average Tuition and Fees

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GWU was $1,765 per credit hour 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 $31,770 $31,770
Fees $54 $54

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Public Relations From GWU?

$65,295 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $65,295 per year. That is 32% higher than the national average of $49,379.

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Does GWU Offer an Online MA in Public Relations?

Online degrees for the GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.

GWU Master’s Student Diversity for Public Relations

62 Master's Degrees Awarded
69.4% Women
29.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 62 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

Women made up around 69.4% of the public relations students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 29.0% of public relations master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 33
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

MA in Public Relations Focus Areas at GWU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Public Relations 36
Political Communication 21
Health Communication 5

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 7
Journalism 5
Publishing 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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