Public Relations & Advertising at Western Michigan University

Every public relations and 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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from WMU.

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.

WMU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

WMU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at WMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at WMU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools	38
	127

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $35,894. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at WMU awarded 74 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WMU also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Western Michigan 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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.