Public Relations at Otterbein University

Every public relations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the PR program at Otterbein University stacks up to those at other schools.

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,652. In 2021, 23 PR 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 section at the bottom of this page.

Otterbein Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Otterbein Public Relations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks PR programs across the country. The following shows how Otterbein 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 PR major at Otterbein is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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
	9
	42
	56
	63
	70

PR Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

The PR program at Otterbein awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR 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 PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Otterbein also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Communication

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR 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
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,940	$116,730
Communications Professors	1,410	$74,860
Advertising and Promotions Managers	370	$127,080

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.