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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Sacred Heart University

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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Sacred Heart University

If you are interested in studying public relations, advertising, and applied communication, you may want to check out the program at Sacred Heart University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,313.

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.

Sacred Heart Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Sacred Heart offers distance education options for public relations, advertising, and applied communication at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Sacred Heart Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 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.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Sacred Heart University.

Sacred Heart Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

65% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from Sacred Heart, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists 1,780 $73,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1,040 $122,760
Communications Professors 270 $83,720
Advertising and Promotions Managers 250 $116,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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