Public Relations & Advertising at Oglethorpe University

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

Oglethorpe is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 1,452 students attend the school each year. Of the 283 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oglethorpe University in 2021, 5 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.

Oglethorpe Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Oglethorpe Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Oglethorpe 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 Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	153
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	332

Public Relations Student Demographics at Oglethorpe

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

Oglethorpe Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Oglethorpe in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Oglethorpe since its program graduates 52% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Oglethorpe University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oglethorpe 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 & 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 Oglethorpe 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 Boston Public Library under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.