Public Relations at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study public relations, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 19,108 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,071 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2019, 78 of them were public relations majors.

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.

Appalachian State Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Appalachian State Public Relations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks PR programs across the country. The following shows how Appalachian State performed in these rankings.

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 PR major at Appalachian State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Public Relations Schools	25
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	36

PR Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 78 students earned a bachelor's degree in PR from Appalachian State. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advertising

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,260	$125,500
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers	220	$132,250

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.