Public Relations & Advertising at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 208 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

GVSU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at GVSU 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 public relations major at GVSU 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
	19
	22
	29
	43
	63
	78
	101

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $37,125. This is 1% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	164
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

GVSU 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

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	169
Health Communication	39

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.