Public Relations at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations Rankings

The pr major at University of Akron Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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.

PR Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of pr bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical pr bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Akron Main Campus since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pr 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 pr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• General Organizational Communication

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in pr 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
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Advertising and Promotions Managers	370	$127,080

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.