Public Relations at Freed-Hardeman University

What traits are you looking for in a PR school? To help you decide if Freed-Hardeman University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's PR program.

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and approximately 2,188 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from FHU.

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.

FHU Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

FHU Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at FHU 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 FHU 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
	3
	3
	55
	61

PR Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 PR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from FHU, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at FHU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR 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 PR.

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 PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists	1,980	$64,170
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	880	$99,360
Advertising and Promotions Managers	650	$82,270
Communications Professors	310	$56,860

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.