Public Relations & Advertising at Xavier University

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

Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 7,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,355 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University in 2021, 36 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

Xavier Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Xavier Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Xavier 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
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	52
	80
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105

Earnings of Xavier Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Xavier is $39,267. This is 7% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Xavier

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

Xavier Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Xavier. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Xavier 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 Xavier University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Xavier 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
• 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 OH, the home state for Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Technical Writers	1,830	$63,340

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 Brendan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.