Public Relations & Advertising at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714.

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.

OHIO Athens Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations
• Doctorate Degree in Public Relations

OHIO Athens Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public relations, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a master's degree in public relations from OHIO Athens. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from OHIO Athens, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Ohio University - Athens Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	21
International & Intercultural Communication	9
Health Communication	2

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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Public Relations Specialists	6,710	$62,740
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Technical Writers	1,830	$63,340

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.