Public Relations & Advertising at Otterbein University

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

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and approximately 2,652 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Otterbein.

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.

Otterbein Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Otterbein Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Otterbein 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 Otterbein 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
	112
	121
	127
	129
	183
	183
	229

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Otterbein Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Otterbein is $32,792. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at Otterbein awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Otterbein 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 Otterbein University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Otterbein 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 Otterbein University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Otterbein University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	23
Health Communication	9

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 Otterbein University.

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 Wdzinc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.