Public Relations & Advertising at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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.

Wayne State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Wayne State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Wayne State 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 Wayne State

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

Wayne State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Wayne State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	58

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.