Public Relations & Advertising at Freed-Hardeman University

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

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,188. Of the 363 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 2021, 21 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

FHU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

FHU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 FHU 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
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	165

Public Relations Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations from FHU in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at FHU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at FHU 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 Freed-Hardeman University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHU also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	880	$99,360
Community Health Workers	850	$44,630
Artist, Athlete, and Performer Agents and Business Managers	720	$86,750

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 Skye Marthaler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.