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Public Relations at Western Kentucky University

Public Relations at Western Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a pr school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's pr program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Public Relations Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in PR

WKU Public Relations Rankings

The pr major at WKU 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 WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pr majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of pr bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical pr bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pr at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in pr.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists 2,200 $50,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 510 $85,920
Communications Professors 420 $68,530
Advertising and Promotions Managers 190 $99,080

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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