Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Washington State University

If you are interested in studying public relations, advertising, and applied communication, you may want to check out the program at Washington State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,478. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Wazzu.

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

Wazzu Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Online Classes Are Available at Wazzu

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wazzu does offer online courses in public relations, advertising, and applied communication for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Wazzu Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at Wazzu compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at Wazzu is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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
Most Popular Online Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	3
Most Popular Online Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	70

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Wazzu

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Washington State University.

Wazzu Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 public relations, advertising, and applied communication students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Wazzu, about 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Wazzu are white. This is typical 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 public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Wazzu also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Technical & Scientific Communication
• Advertising
• Public Relations

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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
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