Public Relations at Eastern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying public relations, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. Of the 341 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 16 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.

Eastern Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Eastern Public Relations Rankings

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

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 PR major at Eastern 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
	63
	86
	94
	97
	101
	103
	114
	114

PR Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in PR from Eastern in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$85,920
Communications Professors	420	$68,530
Advertising and Promotions Managers	190	$99,080

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.