Industry Snapshot
This program is designed to help you prepare for leadership positions in public relations and related communications fields.
270K
PR Jobs
There are more than 270,000 public relations professionals in the United States.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | "Occupational Outlook Handbook" | April 9, 2021
Experience Recommended for Success
- You are expected to have some familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite.
- We recommend
(0 Credits, ASC 601) if you'd like to improve your graduate writing skills. - If you have not recently written professionally in a public relations or related communications field, we also recommend that you familiarize yourself with AP style. You will have access to the AP Stylebook once you have been accepted into the program and classes begin.
FAQs
An online master's degree in stategic communications is an online graduate degree that can help you develop advanced skills in public relations and communications. UMGC’s online master's degree in stategic communications is a 36-credit program that covers topics like communications techniques, communications leadership, and crisis communications. Graduates may be well-prepared for leadership positions in public relations or other communications fields.
UMGC's online master's degree in stategic communications is a 36-credit program with courses offered year-round. Depending on how many credits you complete each term and the number of credits you may be able to transfer, you can expect to graduate in as little as 18 months.
UMGC is committed to keeping our tuition and fees as affordable as possible. The online master's degree in stategic communications follows the standard graduate program tuition rates, which appear at the top of this webpage. We also offer scholarships, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks to help make your education more affordable.
You don't need to have majored in a specific area to be successful in the online master's degree in stategic communications program at UMGC. However, we do recommend you have some familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite, and some experience with professional communications writing, including some familiarity with AP style. We also recommend taking Effective Graduate Writing if you'd like to improve your writing skills.