Public Relations & Advertising at Sacred Heart University

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

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 9,313 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in public relations from Sacred Heart. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations each year. Sacred Heart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Sacred Heart, 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 Sacred Heart University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,040	$122,760
Editors	950	$71,260
Technical Writers	720	$81,290
Community Health Workers	440	$47,240

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 Unknownwikidata:Q4233718 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.