Public Relations & Advertising at Rider University

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Rider University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a total student population of 4,636. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at Rider

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.

Rider does offer online education options in public relations for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Rider in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Rider, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$75,670
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,950	$163,560
Technical Writers	1,830	$84,280
Community Health Workers	1,250	$51,560

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.