Public Relations & Advertising at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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

West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,066. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from West Virginia Wesleyan.

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.

West Virginia Wesleyan Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

West Virginia Wesleyan Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how West Virginia Wesleyan performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at West Virginia Wesleyan 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
	96
	117
	249
	316

Public Relations Student Demographics at West Virginia Wesleyan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at West Virginia Wesleyan College.

West Virginia Wesleyan Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from West Virginia Wesleyan, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at West Virginia Wesleyan since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at West Virginia Wesleyan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 West Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in public relations.

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

West Virginia Wesleyan 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

The following public relations concentations are available at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	4
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Community Health Workers	740	$34,080
Communications Professors	330	$51,150
Public Relations Specialists	310	$62,310
Reporters and Correspondents	260	$38,260
Radio and Television Announcers	200	$28,210

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 Fryeguy91 under License

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