Public Relations & Advertising at Lee University

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

Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and has a total student population of 5,204. In 2021, 29 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Lee University.

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.

Lee University Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Lee University Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Lee University 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 Lee University 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 Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
	301

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Lee University Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lee University is $27,445. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Lee University

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

Lee University Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lee University. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Lee University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Lee University 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 Lee University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lee University 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
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 Lee 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 Hkeely under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.