Public Relations & Advertising at Hampton University

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Hampton University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 3,516 students attend the school each year. Of the 171 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University in 2021, 35 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

Hampton Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Hampton Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 Hampton 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
	36
	40
	47
	102
	107
	108
	122
	124
	150

Public Relations Student Demographics at Hampton

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

Hampton Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Hampton in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hampton 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

The following public relations concentations are available at Hampton University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hampton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	35

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 VA, the home state for Hampton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$49,530

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.