Public Relations at American University

What traits are you looking for in a PR school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's PR program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001. Of the 522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American University in 2021, 100 of them were public relations majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

The American University Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at The American University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	5
	9
	12
	13
	64
	77

PR Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at American University.

The American University Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of PR bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at The American University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	57
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

The American University also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International & Intercultural Communication
• Political Communication

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Public Relations Specialists	17,310	$107,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,390	$188,050
Communications Professors	290	$92,970
Advertising and Promotions Managers	140	$143,600

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.