Public Relations & Advertising at Troy 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 Troy University stacks up to those at other schools.

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 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.

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? TROY offers distance education options for public relations at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students earned a master's degree in public relations from TROY. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations each year. TROY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Public Relations Specialists	1,890	$53,890
Community Health Workers	760	$42,830
Technical Writers	700	$69,970
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	510	$89,950

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.