Public Relations at Seton Hall University

If you plan to study public relations, take a look at what Seton Hall University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and approximately 9,814 students attend the school each year. Of the 528 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University in 2021, 27 of them were public relations majors.

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.

Seton Hall Public Relations Degrees Available

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

Seton Hall Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall 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
	14
	15
	15
	35
	52
	56
	62
	106

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in PR from Seton Hall. This makes it the #13 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Seton Hall

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

Seton Hall Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from Seton Hall. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Seton Hall since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Seton Hall are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Seton Hall University with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Seton Hall Public Relations Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in PR from Seton Hall. About 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in PR each year. Seton Hall does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a PR master's degree from Seton Hall, 80% 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 Seton Hall University with a master's in PR.

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

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

Related Majors

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 Seton Hall 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 Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.