Public Relations & Advertising at Abilene Christian University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if Abilene Christian University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and approximately 5,291 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Abilene Christian.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

Abilene Christian Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Abilene Christian Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Abilene Christian 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 public relations major at Abilene Christian is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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.

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Earnings of Abilene Christian Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Abilene Christian is $33,386. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Abilene Christian

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Abilene Christian University.

Abilene Christian Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Abilene Christian, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Abilene Christian 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 Abilene Christian University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Abilene Christian also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Abilene Christian University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	6

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Abilene Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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 Keithimus of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.