Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Rhode Island College

What traits are you looking for in a public relations, advertising, and applied communication school? To help you decide if Rhode Island College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations, advertising, and applied communication program.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from RIC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

RIC Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

RIC Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at RIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations, advertising, and applied communication major at RIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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
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	36
	55
	63
	75
	77
	88
	104

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication from RIC. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at RIC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RIC also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Public Relations Specialists	1,150	$67,480
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	370	$153,480
Communications Professors	120	$80,330
Advertising and Promotions Managers	70	$118,380

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

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