Public Relations & Advertising at Ashland University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study public relations & advertising, take a look at what Ashland University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and approximately 4,447 students attend the school each year.

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

Ashland Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Ashland Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Ashland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Ashland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Ashland University.

Ashland Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Ashland since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Ashland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ashland University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ashland Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. Ashland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Ashland, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ashland University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Ashland University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ashland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	13
Sports Communication	2
Health Communication	1

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Ashland University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Technical Writers	1,830	$63,340

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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