Public Relations at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and approximately 17,540 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 21 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from BGSU.

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.

BGSU Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

BGSU Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at BGSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at BGSU 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 Schools	69
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	71
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	112

PR Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from BGSU. About 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at BGSU 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Advertising and Promotions Managers	370	$127,080

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.