Public Relations & Advertising at Oakwood University

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

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 1,374 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakwood.

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.

Oakwood Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Oakwood Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Oakwood 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 Oakwood 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
	189
	228
	287
	366

Public Relations Student Demographics at Oakwood

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

Oakwood Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Oakwood. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% 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 Oakwood University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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

Oakwood 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakwood University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	3

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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Technical Writers	700	$69,970
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$89,950

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.