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 approximately 31,478 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,418 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in 2019, 97 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: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	15
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	58

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

The PR program at Wazzu awarded 97 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Wazzu are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	65
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Wazzu also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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
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