Public Relations & Advertising at Emerson College

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

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,115. In 2021, 51 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Emerson.

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.

Emerson Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Emerson Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Emerson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Emerson 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
	22
	23
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	26
Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	30
	37
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	63
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	64
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	83
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Emerson. This makes it the #43 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Emerson Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emerson is $42,632. This is 16% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Emerson, about 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Emerson since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Emerson 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 Emerson College with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Emerson Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 public relations majors earned their master's degree from Emerson. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in public relations each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Emerson, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Emerson 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
• Publishing
• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism

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 MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630

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 McDonald & Gill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.