Public Relations at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. In 2021, 6 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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.

Boston U Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR
• Master’s Degree in PR

Boston U Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Boston U 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
	7
	8
	32
	100
	112
	129

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in PR from Boston U. This makes it the #3 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Boston U in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U Public Relations Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in PR from Boston U in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Advertising and Promotions Managers	960	$132,370
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.