Public Relations & Advertising at Suffolk University

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

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,830. Of the 1,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in 2021, 71 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.

Suffolk Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Suffolk Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	92

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Suffolk. This makes it the #55 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Suffolk Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Suffolk is $35,272. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations from Suffolk in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Suffolk are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	44
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Suffolk Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Suffolk in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Suffolk 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 & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism

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 Suffolk 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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.