Public Relations at Rowan University

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

Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and has a total student population of 19,678. In 2021, 75 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Rowan.

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.

Rowan Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR
• Master’s Degree in PR

Rowan Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Rowan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 PR major at Rowan 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
	21
	21
	28
	32
	41
	46
	69

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in PR from Rowan. This makes it the #10 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Rowan

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

Rowan Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of PR bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Rowan since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Rowan 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 Rowan University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Rowan Public Relations Master’s Program

The PR program at Rowan awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Of the students who received a PR master's degree from Rowan, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the PR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rowan University with a master's in PR.

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

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication
• Sports Communication
• Advertising

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 NJ, the home state for Rowan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,950	$163,560
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Advertising and Promotions Managers	460	$158,140

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 Wasted Time R under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.