Public Relations & Advertising at Emerson College

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Emerson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,115. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in public relations.

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.

Emerson Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Emerson Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 public relations majors earned their master's degree from Emerson. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Emerson, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies
• Publishing

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 MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630

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 McDonald & Gill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.