Public Relations at Gannon University

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

Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,251. Of the 92 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gannon University in 2021, 3 of them were public relations majors.

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.

Gannon Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Gannon Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Gannon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Gannon 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
	120
	123

PR Student Demographics at Gannon

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

Gannon Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in PR from Gannon. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Gannon since its program graduates 45% more men than average.

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gannon University with a bachelor's in PR.

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

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication
• Advertising
• Health 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 PA, the home state for Gannon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,620	$123,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720
Advertising and Promotions Managers	500	$143,620

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.