Public Relations Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Media Communications with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 60% 10% 40% £9250 £13200 72 Luton On campus Full-time
Media and Digital Culture (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 67% 3% 12% £9250 £16850 102 Colchester On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Marketing Communications BA (Hons) Queen Margaret University 81% 0% 5% £9250 £7000 149 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Media & Communications BA (Hons) University of Chichester 41% 5% 10% £9250 £14500 108 Chichester On campus Full-time
Communication Management and Public Relations BSc (Hons) Ulster University 71% 0% 5% £9250 £15360 128 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Advertising, Public Relations and Branding with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Middlesex University 71% 8% 2% £9250 £14000 100 London On campus Full-time
Advertising and Public Relations BA (Hons) University of West London 81% 8% 13% £9250 £13250 119 Ealing On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 78% 0% 10% £9250 £14500 96 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Marketing with Advertising and Public Relations with Professional Placement Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 5% 10% £9250 £13200 121 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media/ Religion, Philosophy & Ethics BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 91% 5% 15% £9250 £14500 103 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations (Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Worcester 52% 5% 20% £9250 £13100 132 Worcester On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Brand Communication BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 41% 0% 0% £9250 £10500 105 Leeds On campus Full-time
Communications and Media BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 88% 15% 5% £9250 £14700 £15000 129 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Advertising and Public Relations with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of West London 81% 8% 13% £9250 £13250 119 Ealing On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media with Professional Placement Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 70% 3% 0% £9250 £13200 110 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Media, Marketing and Public Relations BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 60% 10% 40% £9250 £13200 72 Luton On campus Full-time
Journalism and Public Relations BA (Hons) University of Lincoln 69% 0% 0% £9250 £15900 115 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Media Communications BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 60% 10% 40% £9250 £13200 72 Luton On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media/Sociology BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 72% 10% 11% £9250 £14500 94 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Marketing Communications with Public Relations BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 81% 0% 8% £9250 £15250 118 Poole On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media/ Psychology BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 88% 4% 14% £9250 £14500 97 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Communications: Advertising and Public Relations with Foundation BA (Hons) Richmond, The American International University in London 50% 0% 25% £9250 £14750 90 Richmond On campus Full-time
Communications: Advertising and Public Relations BA (Hons) Richmond, The American International University in London 50% 0% 25% £9250 £14750 90 Richmond On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media/Theology BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 91% 5% 15% £9250 £14500 103 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations BA (Hons) University of Worcester 52% 5% 20% £9250 £13100 132 Worcester On campus Full-time
Communications and Public Relations BA (Hons) University of Lincoln 67% 0% 0% £9250 £15900 113 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations BA (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University 76% 5% 3% £9250 £14170 155 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Advertising / Public Relations & Media BA/BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 78% 0% 10% £9250 £14500 93 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Advertising, Public Relations and Branding BA (Hons) Middlesex University 71% 8% 2% £9250 £14000 100 London On campus Full-time
Advertising, Marketing Communications and Public Relations BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University 87% - 20% £2310 £3894 66 London On campus Part-time
Public Relations and Media with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 70% 3% 0% £9250 - 110 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Marketing Communications with Public Relations (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 81% 0% 8% £9250 - 118 Poole On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 70% 3% 0% £9250 - 110 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Communications with Employment Experience Abroad BA (Hons) University of Exeter 88% - 0% £9250 £20000 147 Exeter On campus Full-time
Media Communications (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 0% 10% £9250 - 155 Bath On campus Full-time
Media Communications BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 0% 10% £9250 - 155 Bath On campus Full-time
Media Communications BA (Hons) University of the Arts London 71% 5% 2% £9250 - 124 London On campus Full-time
Marketing with Advertising and Public Relations BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 5% 10% £9250 - 121 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Communications with Study Abroad BA (Hons) University of Exeter 88% - 0% £9250 £20000 147 Exeter On campus Full-time
Communications BA (Hons) University of Exeter 88% - 0% £9250 £20000 147 Exeter On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Swansea University 93% 0% 10% - - 129 Swansea On campus Full-time
Cymraeg, Cyfryngau a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus (Welsh, Media and Public Relations) BA (Hons) Swansea University 93% 0% 15% - - 137 Swansea On campus Full-time
Media Communications BA (Hons) University of the West of England 83% 0% 12% - - 96 Bristol On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Swansea University 93% 0% 10% - - 129 Swansea On campus Full-time
Marketing with Public Relations BA Sheffield Hallam University 79% 5% 3% - - 111 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Media Communications and Culture BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 82% 0% 12% - - 123 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Marketing & Public Relations BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 84% 0% 9% - - 117 Leeds On campus Full-time
Fashion Public Relations and Communication BA (Hons) University of the Arts London 81% - 7% £9250 - 138 London On campus Full-time
Journalism with Public Relations BA (Hons) University of Salford 80% 0% 5% - - 113 Salford On campus Full-time
Public Relations BA (Hons) University of the Arts London 74% - 0% £9250 - 119 London On campus Full-time
Cymraeg, Cyfryngau a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus (Welsh, Media and Public Relations) BA (Hons) Swansea University 93% 0% 15% - - 137 Swansea On campus Full-time
Marketing with Public Relations with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 79% 5% 3% - - 111 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media with a Year in Industry BA (Hons) Swansea University 93% 0% 10% - - 129 Swansea On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Media BA (Hons) Swansea University 93% 0% 10% - - 129 Swansea On campus Full-time
Journalism, Public Relations with Media BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 85% 5% 0% - - 104 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Media Communications (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of the West of England 83% 0% 12% - - 96 Bristol On campus Full-time
Mass Communication with Public Relations BA (Hons) Northumbria University 93% - 6% - - 106 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Digital Media/ Public Relations and Media BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 93% - 6% £9250 £14500 106 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Marketing and Public Relations HNC Coventry University - - 0% - - 57 Coventry On campus Full-time
Public Relations with Journalism BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University - - - £9250 £10500 - Leeds On campus Full-time
Multimedia Public Relations MA Teesside University - - - £5900 £13000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Media and Communications with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Keele - - - £9250 £14700 - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Contemporary Performance and Media & Communications (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University - - - £9250 £11400 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Strategic Communication and Public Relations MSc Queen Margaret University - - - £6000 £15000 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Strategic Communication MA Loughborough University of Technology - - - £10100 £20800 - Loughborough On campus Full-time
Communication, Media Practice and Public Relations MA Swansea University - - - £2800 £5550 - Swansea On campus Part-time
Public Relations MA University of Sunderland - - - £6750 £13750 - Sunderland On campus Part-time
International Communications and Development MA City University London - - - £10280 £15160 - London On campus Full-time
Creative Writing/ Public Relations and Media BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University - - - £9250 £14500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Multimedia Communications MA Southampton Solent University - - - £7600 £13700 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Business Management/ Public Relations and Media BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University - - - £9250 £14500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
American Studies/Public Relations and Media BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University - - - £9250 £14500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Media and Digital Culture BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £16850 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Fashion Marketing (Public Relations) BA (Hons) Regent's University London - - - £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
Mathematics of Cryptography and Communications MSc Royal Holloway, University of London - - - £8300 £17600 - Egham On campus Full-time
MBA (Marketing and Public Relations) MBA Amity University [in] London - - - £10000 £12500 - London On campus Full-time
Media and Public Relations MA University of Leicester - - - £8250 £19000 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Media and Public Relations MA Brunel University - - - £4240 £8935 - Uxbridge On campus Part-time
Liberal Arts (Public Relations) BA (Hons) Regent's University London - - - £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
Media and Digital Culture (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £16850 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Media and Communications BA (Hons) University of Keele - - - £9250 £16800 - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Strategic Communication, Leadership and Sustainability MSc University of Huddersfield - - - £8900 £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Corporate Communications MA Kingston University - - - £10640 £16300 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Fashion Marketing (Public Relations) with Integrated Foundation BA (Hons) Regent's University London - - - £12000 £12000 - London On campus Full-time
Media Communications MA University of Lincoln - - - £45 £89 - Lincoln On campus Part-time
Telecommunications Management MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Full-time
Public Relations MA Birmingham City University - - - £7900 £16300 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Strategic Communications MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science - - - £23520 £23520 - London On campus Full-time
Liberal Arts (Public Relations) with Integrated Foundation BA (Hons) Regent's University London - - - £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
Strategic Communication and Leadership MSc University of Huddersfield - - - £8900 £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Journalism BA (Hons) The University of Winchester - - - £9250 - - Winchester On campus Full-time
Media and Digital Culture (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 - - Colchester On campus Full-time
Strategic Communication, Leadership and Sustainability (Professional Practice) MSc University of Huddersfield - - - - £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Strategic Communication and Leadership (Professional Practice) MSc University of Huddersfield - - - - £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Public Relations and Corporate Communication MA University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Journalism and Public Relations PhD Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Part-time
Public Relations and Strategic Communication MSc University of Stirling - - - - - - Stirling On campus Full-time
Communications and Information Engineering MSc University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Full-time
Broadband and Optical Communications MSc Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
International Public Relations and Global Communications Management MA Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Public Relations MA University of Westminster - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Relations MA University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Data Communications MSc (Eng) The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Communication and Public Relations MSc Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Part-time
Strategic Public Relations MSc University of Stirling - - - - - - Stirling On campus Full-time
Global Journalism and Public Relations MA Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Media and Public Relations MA Newcastle University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Public Relations MA Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Media, Communications and PR MA Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Communications and Information Engineering MSc The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Optical Communications MPhil Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Chartered Institute of Public Relations Advanced Certificate AdvCert Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Chartered Institute of Public Relations Diploma DPS Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Digital Communications MSc (Res) The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Promotional Media: Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Public Relations

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21000 £23488 £28012
25-75 percentile range £19000 - £24000 £18939 - £28951 £22000 - £34950

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20615 £26504 £31579
25-75 percentile range £19308 - £24692 £22182 - £31322 £25263 - £38386

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Public Relations

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

Current jobs

Among graduates of Public Relations who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of Public Relations

  • PR Consultancies
  • Advertising Firms
  • Creative Agencies
  • Event Organisers
  • Marketing Agencies
  • Media Communication Organisations
  • Political Organisations
  • Public Affairs Companies

Specialisations within Public Relations

  • International Public Relations
  • Global Communications Management
  • Strategic Communications
  • Corporate Communications

Jobs of graduates of Public Relations (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Public Relations at Bournemouth University

55% Media Professionals
20% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Administrative occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals

Grading & Study Time

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Public Relations


Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Public Relations, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Public Relations is the study of creating, promoting and maintaining a favourable image among the public towards an individual or organisation.

The median salary of graduates of Public Relations was £21000 15 months after graduation, £23488 3 years after graduation and £28012 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Public Relations studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Business Administration - MBA
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Science (Engineering) - MSc (Eng)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Advanced Certificate - AdvCert
  • Diploma in Professional Studies - DPS
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)

Digital Media/ Public Relations and Media - BA (Hons) at Canterbury Christ Church University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 93 out of 100 among 50 respondents.