Public Relations & Advertising at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from RWU.

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.

RWU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

RWU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at RWU 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
	71
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	160
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189

Public Relations Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from RWU in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RWU 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.