Public Relations at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Salem State.

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.

Salem State Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Salem State Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Salem State 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 Salem State 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
	72
	76
	80
	83
	86
	91
	98
	101
	115

PR Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in PR from Salem State. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in PR.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Advertising and Promotions Managers	960	$132,370
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.