Public Relations at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. In 2021, 12 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Ferris.

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.

Ferris Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Ferris Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Ferris 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 Ferris 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
	59
	72

PR Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from Ferris. About 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 Ferris since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Ferris are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Advertising
• Sports Communication

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690
Communications Professors	900	$71,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers	580	$124,670

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.