Public Relations & Advertising at University of Akron Main Campus

If you plan to study public relations & advertising, take a look at what University of Akron Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and has a total student population of 16,094.

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.

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at University of Akron Main Campus 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Akron Main Campus since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Akron Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	40
General Organizational Communication	16

Related Majors

• 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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Technical Writers	1,830	$63,340

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.