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Public Relations at Salem State University

Public Relations at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Salem State Public Relations Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Salem State Public Relations Rankings

The pr major at Salem State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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.

PR Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of pr bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical pr bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pr 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 pr.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in pr 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
Advertising and Promotions Managers 960 $132,370
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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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