Public Relations & Advertising at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 317 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from UA.

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.

UA Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

UA Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at UA 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.

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in public relations from UA. This makes it the #31 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from UA Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA is $38,904. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 317 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	264
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UA Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from UA in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UA, 74% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UA 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Technical Writers	700	$69,970
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$89,950

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.