Public Relations Specialists

Engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Communication and Media Studies(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$93,452

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)Georgetown University, DC

$91,362

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)School of Visual Arts, NY

$91,346

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)University of Colorado Boulder, CO

$90,274

Communication and Media Studies(masters)Northwestern University, IL

$87,012

Communication and Media Studies(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD

$82,754

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)Northwestern University, IL

$82,421

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)Boston University, MA

$73,982

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)George Washington University, DC

$73,569

Communication and Media Studies(doctoral)Regent University, VA

$72,990

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)Trinity Washington University, DC

$72,618

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)Marist University, NY

$70,802

Communication and Media Studies(masters)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN

$70,112

Communication and Media Studies(masters)Stanford University, CA

$69,670

Communication and Media Studies(doctoral)Arizona State University Campus Immersion, AZ

$68,920

Communication and Media Studies(masters)University of Southern California, CA

$68,587

Communication and Media Studies(masters)American University, DC

$68,299

Communication and Media Studies(masters)Weber State University, UT

$67,928

Communication and Media Studies(grad-cert)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN

$67,808

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)University of Oregon, OR

$66,763

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)California Baptist University, CA

$65,547

Communication and Media Studies(masters)University of Denver, CO

$63,783

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication(masters)American University, DC

$63,727

Communication and Media Studies(masters)Brigham Young University, UT

$63,558

Communication and Media Studies(masters)University of Utah, UT

$63,558