Public Relations & Advertising at Sacred Heart University

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every public relations & advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Sacred Heart University stacks up to those at other schools.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 9,313 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.

Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

19% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% 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 Sacred Heart since its program graduates 53% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

87% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Sacred Heart, 60% 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 Sacred Heart University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Sacred Heart University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sacred Heart University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	20
Public Relations	13
Sports Communication	1

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,040	$122,760
Editors	950	$71,260
Technical Writers	720	$81,290
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240

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
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