Public Relations & Advertising at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Michigan State in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.