by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Relations & Advertising is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Temple University. 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Temple was ranked #49 on College Factual's Best Schools for public relations list. It is also ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Temple.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Temple was $1,208 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,080 | $28,992 |
| Fees | $890 | $890 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,494 | $1,494 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,778 | $14,778 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,462 | $2,462 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Public Relations students who received their bachelor’s degree at Temple took out an average of $26,250 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $23,348.
The median early career salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Temple is $39,826 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $34,735.
Temple does not offer an online option for its public relations bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Temple Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.0% of the public relations students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 72.2%.
Around 30.3% of public relations bachelor’s degree recipients at Temple in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 46 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 195 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 23 |
Public Relations & Advertising students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Organizational Communication | 67 |
| Public Relations | 49 |
| Advertising | 180 |
| Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication | 18 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 110 |
| Journalism | 82 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 233 |
*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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