Public Relations & Advertising at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Central Michigan Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 Central Michigan 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
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	138

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Central Michigan Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $35,420. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 101 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Central Michigan, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Central Michigan 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
• 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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan 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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.