Public Relations & Advertising at Freed-Hardeman 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 Freed-Hardeman University stacks up to those at other schools.

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and approximately 2,188 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from FHU.

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.

FHU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

FHU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 FHU 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
	16
	30
	140
	165

Public Relations Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from FHU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at FHU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at FHU 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 Freed-Hardeman University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHU 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

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Freed-Hardeman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	21

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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Editors	1,690	$54,400
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	880	$99,360
Community Health Workers	850	$44,630
Artist, Athlete, and Performer Agents and Business Managers	720	$86,750

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 Skye Marthaler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.