Public Relations at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In 2021, 38 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose 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.

San Jose State Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

San Jose State Public Relations Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks PR programs across the country. The following shows how San Jose State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at San Jose 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
	1
	2
	10
	12
	15
	38
	44
	102
	112

PR Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from San Jose State. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

San Jose 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	8,330	$141,990
Advertising and Promotions Managers	2,850	$137,630

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.