Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Widener 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 Widener University stacks up to those at other schools.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,621. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Widener.

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.

Widener Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

Widener Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs across the country. The following shows how Widener 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 public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at Widener 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
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	55
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	67

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

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

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

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Widener. About 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Widener since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at Widener 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 Widener 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	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Widener 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,620	$123,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720
Advertising and Promotions Managers	500	$143,620

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.