Public Relations at Eastern Kentucky University

Every public relations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the PR program at Eastern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 15,815 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Eastern.

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.

Eastern Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Eastern Public Relations Rankings

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

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 Eastern 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	48
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	55
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	81
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Public Relations Schools	108

PR Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Eastern in 2018-2019, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in PR.

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

Eastern 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$85,920
Communications Professors	420	$68,530
Advertising and Promotions Managers	190	$99,080

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.