Public Relations & Advertising at Oakwood 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 Oakwood University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 1,374. Of the 263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakwood University in 2021, 3 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.

Oakwood Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Oakwood Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 Oakwood 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
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	287
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	366

Public Relations Student Demographics at Oakwood

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

Oakwood Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Oakwood University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Technical Writers	700	$69,970
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$89,950

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.