Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Emerson College

If you are interested in studying public relations, advertising, & applied communication, you may want to check out the program at Emerson College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,115.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Emerson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Emerson College.

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Sports Communication
• Political Communication

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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
Advertising and Promotions Managers	960	$132,370
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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.