Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Emerson College

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

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,115. Of the 175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in 2021, 3 of them were public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations, advertising, and applied communication programs across the country. The following shows how Emerson 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, advertising, and applied communication major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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
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	17
	24
	32
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	44
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	86
	103

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from Emerson. This makes it the #13 most popular school for public relations, advertising, and applied communication master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Emerson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Emerson College.

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors earned their bachelor's degree from Emerson. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

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

Emerson Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors earned their master's degree from Emerson. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from Emerson, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Emerson also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sports Communication
• Political Communication

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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 Emerson College.

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 McDonald & Gill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.