Public Relations & Advertising at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if California State University - Long Beach is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

CSULB Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how CSULB performed in these rankings.

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 CSULB 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
	133
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	319

Public Relations Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations from CSULB. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSULB 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

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	8,330	$141,990
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.