Public Relations Schools In Pennsylvania
There are 15 accredited public relations schools in Pennsylvania for faculty who teach public relations classes to choose from. The trends in Pennsylvania's public relations academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in public relations includes 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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Statistics
Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Public Relations Employment
| Pennsylvania | 1,890 |
| National | 53,460 |
Of all of the public relations professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of Pennsylvania.
Employment Growth for Public relations professionals In Pennsylvania
| 1,680 | 1,670 | 1,700 | 1,820 | 1,890 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Pennsylvania, the field of public relations is growing. In Pennsylvania, 210 more public relations professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 13% growth in the field. 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 Pennsylvania
| $81,600 | $84,500 | $84,610 | $85,360 | $92,240 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Relations
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to public relations professionals are growing in Pennsylvania. The mean salary for public relations professionals in 2006 was $81,600 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $92,240 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public relations professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$45,850 |
25th percentile |
$61,260 |
50th percentile |
$81,440 |
75th percentile |
$111,060 |
90th percentile |
$157,480 |
This represents a 12% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Pennsylvania state, within the field of public relations, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid public relations professionals earn 243% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Public relations professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Advertising |
$72,632 |
Business Administration |
$90,807 |
Business Management |
$103,693 |
Communications |
$43,370 |
Fashion Marketing |
$77,120 |
Marketing |
$90,292 |
Political Science |
$94,780 |
Public Relations |
$92,240 |
In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
15 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 18 |
As the number of public relations professionals is increasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 15 accredited public relations schools in Pennsylvania state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 587 public relations graduates from public relations courses in Pennsylvania and in 2010 there were 720 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of public relations school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania by 23%. 83% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in public relations.