Public Relations at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673. Of the 162 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western New England University in 2021, 5 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.

Western New England Public Relations Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Western New England

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Western New England does offer online courses in PR for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Western New England Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Western New England 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 Western New England 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
	21
	93
	97

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in PR from Western New England. This is the #24 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at Western New England

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Western New England University.

Western New England Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in PR from Western New England. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New England since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Western New England University with a bachelor's in PR.

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

Western New England Public Relations Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of PR master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New England University with a master's in PR.

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

Western New England 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Advertising and Promotions Managers	960	$132,370
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.