Public Relations & Advertising at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year.

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.

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. TROY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Troy University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Troy University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	62

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 Troy University.

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.