Public Relations & Advertising at Calvin 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 Calvin University stacks up to those at other schools.

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,307. In 2021, 8 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Calvin.

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.

Calvin Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Calvin Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Calvin 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 Calvin 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	105
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	119
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
	226
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	266

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public relations from Calvin. This is the #106 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Calvin Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Calvin is $32,936. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Calvin

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

Calvin Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Calvin. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Calvin 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 Calvin University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690

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 Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.