Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Roger Williams University

Every public relations, advertising, and applied communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication program at Roger Williams University stacks up to those at other schools.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,860. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from RWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

RWU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

RWU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at RWU 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 public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at RWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	13
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	59
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	62

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at RWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Roger Williams University.

RWU Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 10 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors earned their bachelor's degree from RWU. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RWU also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists	1,150	$67,480
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	370	$153,480
Communications Professors	120	$80,330
Advertising and Promotions Managers	70	$118,380

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.