Public Relations & Advertising at Capital University

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Capital University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Capital is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 3,020 students attend the school each year. Of the 587 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Capital University in 2021, 18 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.

Capital Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Capital Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Capital 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 Capital 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
	52
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	83
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	107
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Capital Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Capital is $39,006. This is 6% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Capital

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

Capital Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations from Capital in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Capital since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Capital 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 Capital University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 OH, the home state for Capital 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
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