Public Relations & Advertising at Chapman University

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

Chapman is located in Orange, California and approximately 9,850 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 69 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Chapman.

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.

Chapman Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Chapman Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Chapman 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 Chapman 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 Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	78

In 2019, 6 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Chapman. This makes it the #65 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Chapman Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chapman is $40,700. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $35,000 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 69 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Chapman. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Chapman 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 Chapman University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	54
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Chapman Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in public relations from Chapman. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Chapman also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2019, 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 Chapman University.

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.