by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Health Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Northwestern 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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MA in Communication - Public Relations
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MA in Communication - New Media & Marketing
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 per credit hour 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 | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
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MS in Marketing - New Media & Communications
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public relations who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern make an average of $70,776 a year during the early days of their career. That is 43% higher than the national average of $49,379.
Northwestern does not offer an online option for its public relations master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
About 88.0% of the students who received their MA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Around 16.0% of public relations master’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Communication | 50 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 83 |
| Journalism | 120 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 41 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 191 |
*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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