by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Communication Management and Strategic Communications. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Marietta College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public relations, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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BA in Communication - Public Relations
Prepare to develop your skills in building mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their public audiences.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Marietta was ranked #162 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #7 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for Marietta.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Marietta was $1,193 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,030 | $35,030 |
| Fees | $1,010 | $1,010 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,276 | $1,276 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,548 | $11,548 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about Marietta tuition and fees.
public relations who receive their bachelor’s degree from Marietta make an average of $36,668 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Online degrees for the Marietta public relations bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Marietta Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the public relations bachelor’s degrees at Marietta in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public relations and advertising.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 2 |
*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.
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