Public Relations & Advertising at Northwood University

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

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and has a total student population of 2,541. Of the 833 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwood University in 2021, 16 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.

Northwood Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Northwood Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Northwood 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 Northwood 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
	24
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	44
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools	99
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	156
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Northwood Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwood is $42,281. This is 15% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Northwood

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

Northwood Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Northwood in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwood since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Northwood 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 Northwood 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	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northwood 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

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 Northwood 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.