Public Relations & Advertising at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,548 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 70 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

Auburn Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Auburn Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Auburn 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.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Auburn Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $34,482. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Auburn. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	66
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	70

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Technical Writers	700	$69,970
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$89,950

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.