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Virginia State University MA in Public Relations & Advertising

2 Master's Degrees Awarded
$35,600 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Virginia State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public relations, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Relations from Virginia State Cost?

$11,989 Average Tuition and Fees

Virginia State Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Virginia State was $1,080 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $567 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,375$18,627
Fees$3,614$4,367

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Public Relations From Virginia State?

$35,600 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

public relations who receive their master’s degree from Virginia State make an average of $35,600 a year during the early days of their career. That is 28% lower than the national average of $49,379.

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Does Virginia State Offer an Online MA in Public Relations?

Online degrees for the Virginia State public relations master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia State Online Learning page.

Virginia State Master’s Student Diversity for Public Relations

2 Master's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
50.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 2 students received their master’s degree in public relations. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.0% of the students who received their MA in public relations in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 50.0% of public relations master’s degree recipients at Virginia State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White0
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Public Relations Focus Areas at Virginia State

Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication2

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.

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