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Northwestern University MA in Public Relations & Advertising

50 Master's Degrees Awarded
$70,776 Average Salary

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

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

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 StateOut of State
Tuition$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

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

$70,776 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

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.

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Does Northwestern Offer an Online MA in Public Relations?

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.

Northwestern Master’s Student Diversity for Public Relations

50 Master's Degrees Awarded
88.0% Women
16.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 50 master’s degrees in public relations handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White15
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities25

MA in Public Relations Focus Areas at Northwestern

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Health Communication50

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies83
Journalism120
Radio, Television & Digital Communication41
Communication & Journalism (Other)191

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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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