Public Relations & Advertising at Ball State University

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Ball State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,683 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University in 2021, 92 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

Ball State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ball State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Ball State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Ball State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Ball State 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
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Ball State. This makes it the #41 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Ball State Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ball State is $36,791. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations from Ball State. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Ball State 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 Ball State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Ball State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 18 public relations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ball State, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Ball State, 61% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ball State 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
• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,050	$105,770

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 Travisleehardin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.