Public Relations at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 27,025 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 41 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayne 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.

Wayne State Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Wayne State Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Wayne State 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 Wayne 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 Schools	41
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	100

PR Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 41 PR majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Wayne State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wayne State 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers	580	$124,670

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.