Public Relations & Advertising at Mercer University

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

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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.

Mercer Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at Mercer

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mercer offers distance education options for public relations at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Mercer Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Mercer 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
	175
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	366
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	445

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public relations from Mercer. This is the #106 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Mercer in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 72% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mercer 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 & Journalism (Other)
• 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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Editors	2,190	$61,330
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,680	$117,770
Reporters and Correspondents	1,230	$51,140

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 Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.