Public Relations & Advertising at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 534 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from SNHU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

SNHU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

SNHU does offer online education options in public relations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how SNHU 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 public relations major at SNHU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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
	24
	85

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in public relations from SNHU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from SNHU Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $40,928. This is 11% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 534 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	97
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	254
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	104

SNHU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 187 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from SNHU in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from SNHU, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	102
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	720
Advertising	1

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Public Relations Specialists	1,180	$59,970
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	480	$118,960
Editors	400	$57,750
Technical Writers	180	$76,020
Radio and Television Announcers	170	$34,330

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.