Public Relations & Advertising at Rider University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if Rider University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and approximately 4,636 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Rider.

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.

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rider

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Rider does offer online education options in public relations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Rider performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Rider 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
	14
	14
	100
	113
	117

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Rider. This makes it the #50 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Rider Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rider is $38,244. This is 4% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations from Rider in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Rider since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Rider are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

The public relations program at Rider awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Rider, 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 Rider University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	15
Sports Communication	15
General Organizational Communication	13
Health Communication	1

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,950	$163,560
Technical Writers	1,830	$84,280
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.