Public Relations at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 8,338. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Salem State.

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.

Salem State Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Salem State Public Relations Rankings

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

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 Salem State 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	57
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	64
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	72
Best Public Relations Schools	80

PR Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 PR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Salem State, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Salem State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salem State University with a bachelor's in PR.

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

Salem State 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Advertising and Promotions Managers	960	$132,370
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.