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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Ball State University

Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597.

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

Ball State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

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.

Ball State does offer online education options in public relations, advertising, and applied communication for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Ball State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at Ball State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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, advertising, and applied communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ball State Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

90% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from Ball State, 90% 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 Ball State University with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1,050 $105,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers 220 $90,440

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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