Public Relations at Wayne State University
If you plan to study public relations, take a look at what Wayne State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.
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.
Wayne State Public Relations Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in PR
Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
For those who are interested in distance learning, Wayne State does offer online courses in pr for the following degree levels:
Wayne State Public Relations Rankings
The pr major at Wayne State 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 Wayne State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pr majors at Wayne State University.
Wayne State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program
About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pr 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 pr 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 pr.
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 |
Related Majors
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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.
Occupation | Jobs in MI | Average Salary in MI |
---|---|---|
Public Relations Specialists | 6,280 | $61,760 |
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers | 1,400 | $121,690 |
Communications Professors | 900 | $71,770 |
Advertising and Promotions Managers | 580 | $124,670 |
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.