Public Relations & Advertising at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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.

Penn State World Campus Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Penn State World Campus Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Penn State World Campus 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 Penn State World Campus

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

Penn State World Campus Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Penn State World Campus since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Penn State World Campus 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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Penn State World Campus Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

90% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,620	$123,600

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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