Public Relations & Advertising at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Eastern Michigan Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Eastern Michigan 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	105

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public relations from Eastern Michigan. This is the #106 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Eastern Michigan Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $35,779. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Eastern Michigan are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	28

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.