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Graduate Public Relations & Advertising Programs at George Washington University

Below are the key facts about graduate study in public relations & advertising at GWU. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s, Graduate Certificate levels, with undergraduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 3 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Graduate Certificate Degrees
• Undergraduate Study

GWU Graduate Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

College Factual ranks GWU among the top schools in the country for public relations & advertising, ranked #17 out of 241 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	17 of 241
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in District of Columbia	2 of 4
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	6 of 45

Graduate Public Relations & Advertising Degrees at GWU

The following degree levels are available for public relations & advertising at GWU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	41
Master’s	68
Graduate Certificate	8

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, George Washington University awarded 68 master’s degrees in public relations & advertising.

Master’s Rankings

GWU is among the very best schools in the country for public relations & advertising at the master’s level. In particular it placed #2 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	2
Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4
Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	6

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time graduate tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$72,520	$72,520

Find out more about GWU tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of public relations & advertising master’s degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The majority of public relations & advertising master’s degree graduates at GWU were White. Approximately 34% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master’s in public relations & advertising.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	23
Non-Resident Aliens	20
Other Races	2

Political Communication (Master’s)

GWU granted 49 master’s degrees in political communication recently — 53% to women and 47% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Non-Resident Alien (41%).

• Best Political Communication Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia — #1
• Best Political Communication Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #1
• Best Political Communication Master’s Degree Schools — #1

Public Relations/Image Management (Master’s)

GWU granted 11 master’s completions in public relations/image management in the latest year of data — 82% to women and 18% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (45%).

• Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia — #2
• Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
• Best Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools — #3

Health Communication (Master’s)

GWU awarded 8 master’s completions in health communication in the latest year of data — 100% to women and 0% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Black or African American (38%).

GWU Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, George Washington University handed out 8 graduate certificate degrees in public relations & advertising.

Graduate Certificate Rankings

GWU is not yet ranked for public relations & advertising at the graduate certificate level.

Graduate Certificate Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 50% of public relations & advertising graduate certificate degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of public relations & advertising graduate certificate degree graduates at GWU were White. About 38% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a graduate certificate in public relations & advertising.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	0

Advertising (Graduate Certificate)

GWU awarded 6 graduate certificate completions in advertising recently — 67% to women and 33% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (33%).

Political Communication (Graduate Certificate)

GWU conferred 1 graduate certificate completion in political communication in the most recent reporting year — 0% to women and 100% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Black or African American (100%).

Public Relations/Image Management (Graduate Certificate)

GWU awarded 1 graduate certificate degree in public relations/image management in the most recent reporting year — 0% to women and 100% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (100%).

Undergraduate Study in Public Relations & Advertising at GWU

Undergraduate study is also available at GWU. Annual undergraduate completions by level are shown below.

Undergraduate Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s Degrees in Public Relations & Advertising	41

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.