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Public Relations & Advertising at Rhode Island College

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Public Relations & Advertising at Rhode Island College

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Rhode Island College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. In 2021, 22 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from RIC.

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.

RIC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

RIC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at RIC 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 RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations from RIC. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in public relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists 1,150 $67,480
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 370 $153,480
Technical Writers 290 $67,200
Editors 200 $66,900
Communications Professors 120 $80,330

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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