Public Relations at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. Of the 1,518 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in 2021, 106 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.

Wazzu Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Wazzu Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Wazzu 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 Wazzu 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
	12
	21
	45

PR Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 PR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wazzu, about 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	78
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Health Communication
• Technical & Scientific Communication
• Advertising
• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied 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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Public Relations Specialists	5,770	$72,510
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,170	$128,420
Communications Professors	600	$60,370
Advertising and Promotions Managers	450	$148,530

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.