Public Relations & Advertising at Michigan State University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 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.

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Michigan State 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 Michigan State

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

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Michigan State since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	292
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

78% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Michigan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	570
Health Communication	7
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	6
Public Relations	5

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690

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
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