Public Relations & Advertising at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652.

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.

CCSU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

CCSU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at CCSU 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at CCSU

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

CCSU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at CCSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at CCSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CCSU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. CCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from CCSU, 78% 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 Central Connecticut State University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Central Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	58
General Organizational Communication	5

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,040	$122,760
Editors	950	$71,260
Technical Writers	720	$81,290
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.