Public Relations at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 21,622 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 98 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Central Michigan Public Relations Rankings

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

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 PR major at Central Michigan 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
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	14
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	38
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45

PR Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of PR bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	78
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Central Michigan 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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers	580	$124,670

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.