by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 21,099 people earned their degree in public relations and advertising, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public relations and advertising graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,287 and had an average of $23,973 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 521 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,094 and $24,498 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 259 public relations and advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public relations and advertising. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public relations and advertising.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in District of Columbia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in District of Columbia. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 10 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Trinity Washington University Public Relations & Advertising Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 157 masters’s public relations degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Relations Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 25 masters’s public relations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full American University Public Relations & Advertising Report
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