Public Relations & Advertising at Gonzaga University

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Gonzaga University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 7,295 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Gonzaga.

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

Gonzaga Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Gonzaga Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Gonzaga compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Gonzaga is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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
	27
	36
	42
	55
	112
	127
	144
	149
	177
	201

Earnings of Gonzaga Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gonzaga is $40,575. This is 10% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Gonzaga

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Gonzaga University.

Gonzaga Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Gonzaga. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Gonzaga are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gonzaga also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Gonzaga University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	32

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,170	$128,420
Editors	1,830	$67,560
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470

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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.