Public Relations at Harding 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 Harding University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and approximately 5,121 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Harding.

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.

Harding Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Harding Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Harding 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 PR major at Harding 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 Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	11
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	52
Best Public Relations Schools	61

PR Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 35 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from Harding. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Harding since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harding 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 AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Public Relations Specialists	1,110	$60,470
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	340	$114,450
Communications Professors	250	$65,060
Advertising and Promotions Managers	140	$120,990

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.