Public Relations & Advertising at Wheeling University

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Wheeling University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and approximately 857 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Wheeling University.

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.

Wheeling University Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Wheeling University Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Wheeling University 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 Wheeling University 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 Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	281
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	324
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	444

Public Relations Student Demographics at Wheeling University

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

Wheeling University Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at Wheeling University awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for Wheeling University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Community Health Workers	740	$34,080
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Public Relations Specialists	310	$62,310
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,210

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 Ibagli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.