Public Relations & Advertising at Rider University

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

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year.

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.

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Rider 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 Rider

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

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 Rider since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Rider are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. Rider does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Rider, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Rider University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	15
Sports Communication	15
General Organizational Communication	13
Health Communication	1

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,950	$163,560
Technical Writers	1,830	$84,280
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.