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Public Relations & Advertising at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920. In 2021, 10 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from WPI.

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.

WPI Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

WPI Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at WPI 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 WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from WPI. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at WPI since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at WPI 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in public relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists 7,040 $68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 5,090 $131,460
Community Health Workers 3,660 $44,500
Editors 3,160 $89,280
Technical Writers 2,420 $89,630

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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