Public Relations & Advertising at Seton Hall University

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Seton Hall University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,814. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Seton Hall.

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.

Seton Hall Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Seton Hall Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Seton Hall 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
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	79
	85
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Seton Hall. This makes it the #80 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Seton Hall

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

Seton Hall Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at Seton Hall awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Seton Hall since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Seton Hall are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Seton Hall University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Seton Hall Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in public relations from Seton Hall. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in public relations each year. Seton Hall does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Seton Hall, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 Seton Hall 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 Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.