Public Relations & Advertising at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year.

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.

Fairfield U Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Fairfield U Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Fairfield U 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 Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Fairfield U since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Fairfield U 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 Fairfield University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairfield University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	6
Sports Communication	1

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 Fairfield 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 Stagophile under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.