Public Relations & Advertising at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,409 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem State University in 2021, 14 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

Salem State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Salem State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Salem State performed in these rankings.

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 Salem State 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
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	302

Public Relations Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations from Salem State. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Salem State 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 Salem State 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	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.