Make sure the loudest voice is the most strategic one. Learn how to build strong relationships with key stakeholders and support organizational goals. You’ll combine theory, research, strategic planning, PR processes, and media relations skills. Get the best business strategies for PR pros, and gain real work experience across traditional, social, digital, and emerging media.

  • 3-semester MS in Public Relations program
  • No GRE required + full-time and part-time options
  • Build a foundation in PR through 7 core courses and 5 electives to customize your degree
  • Optional semester abroad in Boston University in London
  • Merit scholarships awarded to 80% of students as part of admission process

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Our Alumni Work Globally

Our MS in Public Relations alumni excel in brand promotion, social media, crisis communication, community relations and more, as PR specialists and managers, marketing managers, market research analysts, writers, web developers, editors, and much more. They lead as chief PR officers, CEOs of top PR firms and in diverse roles across corporate, political, health, nonprofit and international sectors, in a field with 7% projected job growth, faster than average. Employers include McKinsey, PBS, Fidelity, Mass General Brigham, Boston Children's Hospital, Microsoft, The Walt Disney Company, UNESCO,  Ketchum, Hubspot, Burson-Marsteller and many more.