Public Relations & Advertising at Ashland University

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Ashland University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and approximately 4,447 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Ashland.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ashland

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ashland offers distance education options for public relations at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Ashland Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Ashland 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	38
	43
	131
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	191
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Ashland. This makes it the #71 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Ashland Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ashland is $35,509. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ashland. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Ashland since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 100% 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	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ashland Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Ashland, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ashland also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Communication & Media Studies

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
• Image Credit: By Ll1324 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.