Public Relations at Auburn 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 Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. Of the 1,548 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 70 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.

Auburn Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Auburn Public Relations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks PR programs across the country. The following shows how Auburn 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 PR major at Auburn 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
	39
	56
	61
	69
	72

PR Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from Auburn. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR 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 PR.

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 PR. In 2021, 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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$89,950
Communications Professors	250	$64,270
Advertising and Promotions Managers	50	$110,480

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.