Public Relations & Advertising at Susquehanna University

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

Susquehanna is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,241 students attend the school each year. Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Susquehanna University in 2021, 25 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

Susquehanna Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Susquehanna Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Susquehanna compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Susquehanna 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
	17
	31
	127
	149

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Susquehanna Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Susquehanna is $34,056. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Susquehanna

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

Susquehanna Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Susquehanna 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Susquehanna University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	10
Sports Communication	7
Public Relations	6
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	2

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 PA, the home state for Susquehanna University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,620	$123,600

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 Janey Apfelbaum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.