Public Relations & Advertising at Elon University

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Elon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and approximately 7,117 students attend the school each year. Of the 659 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elon University in 2021, 159 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.

Elon Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Elon Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Elon performed in these rankings.

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 public relations major at Elon 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
	4
	28
	29
	31
	95

Public Relations Student Demographics at Elon

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

Elon Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Elon. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Elon 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 Elon University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	139
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Elon 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

The following public relations concentations are available at Elon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	159

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 NC, the home state for Elon University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Public Relations Specialists	4,750	$64,450
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Technical Writers	1,390	$76,070
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,260	$125,500
Communications Professors	1,000	$65,770

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 MPD01605 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.