Public Relations & Advertising at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a total student population of 16,497.

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.

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? TROY offers distance education options for public relations at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

The public relations program at TROY awarded 62 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Troy University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Troy University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	62

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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Technical Writers	700	$69,970
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$89,950

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.