Public Relations Schools In Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 8 accredited public relations schools where public relations faculty who teach public relations classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the public relations academic community in Massachusetts, and the future trends in public relations training at the following levels:
- Public Relations Certificate
- Associates degree in Public Relations
- Bachelors degree in Public Relations
- Masters degree in Public Relations
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Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Public Relations Employment
| Massachusetts | 2,120 |
| National | 53,460 |
Approximately 4% of the country's public relations professionals work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Public relations professionals In Massachusetts
| 1,800 | 1,830 | 2,080 | 2,020 | 2,120 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Massachusetts, the field of public relations is growing. 320 more public relations professionals were working in Massachusetts in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of public relations has grown by 18% in Massachusetts. This growth is slower than the change in the number of public relations professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of public relations professionals has grown by 21% from 2006 to 2010.
Public Relations VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $107,400 | $112,340 | $114,040 | $114,220 | $115,930 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Relations
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of public relations professionals is growing, the salaries paid to public relations professionals are increasing in Massachusetts. In 2006 public relations professionals made a mean salary of $107,400 per year, and in 2010 they made $115,930 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public relations professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$63,460 |
25th percentile |
$81,190 |
50th percentile |
$104,840 |
75th percentile |
$139,010 |
90th percentile |
$173,180 |
Thus, there was a 7% growth in public relations professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of public relations, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid public relations professionals earning 173% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Massachusetts state.
Average Salaries for Public relations professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Advertising |
$88,978 |
Business Administration |
$102,900 |
Business Management |
$119,986 |
Communications |
$53,801 |
Fashion Marketing |
$83,750 |
Marketing |
$103,050 |
Political Science |
$93,730 |
Public Relations |
$115,930 |
In Massachusetts, public relations professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Public Relations programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 16 |
The number of students graduating from the 8 accredited public relations schools in Massachusetts is increasing. In Massachusetts, there were 235 graduates in 2006. And there were 320 graduates from public relations courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 36% percent increase in the number of public relations school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts. 50% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in public relations.