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Public Relations & Advertising at Virginia State University

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Public Relations & Advertising at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

Virginia State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Virginia State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public relations program at Virginia State awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 VA, the home state for Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Public Relations Specialists 6,920 $78,410
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Technical Writers 2,840 $85,450
Reporters and Correspondents 740 $49,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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