Public Relations at University of Akron Main Campus

If you plan to study public relations, take a look at what University of Akron Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,731. Of the 632 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Akron Main Campus in 2019, 36 of them were public relations majors.

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.

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at University of Akron Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at University of Akron Main Campus 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	42
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	49
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	84

PR Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 PR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from University of Akron Main Campus, about 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Akron Main Campus since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Akron Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Organizational Communication

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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Advertising and Promotions Managers	370	$127,080

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.