Public Relations & Advertising at Michigan State University

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 565 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Michigan State.

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.

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Michigan State. This makes it the #31 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Michigan State Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $38,973. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The public relations program at Michigan State awarded 565 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Michigan State are white. This is typical 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	14
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	363
International Students	90
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 23 public relations students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Michigan State, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.