Public Relations at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 19,456 students attend the school each year. Of the 707 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2019, 35 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.

WKU Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

WKU Public Relations Rankings

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

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 WKU 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 Basic Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	52
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	85
Best Public Relations Schools	97

PR Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in PR from WKU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WKU also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Communication
• General Organizational Communication
• 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$85,920
Communications Professors	420	$68,530
Advertising and Promotions Managers	190	$99,080

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.