Public Relations at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

GWU Public Relations Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in PR

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GWU offers distance education options for PR at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GWU Public Relations Rankings

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.

PR Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Relations Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations from GWU in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in PR each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the PR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Health 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 George Washington 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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.