Public Relations Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Canterbury Christ Church University 59% 2% 8% £9250 £14500 105 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Queen Margaret University 80% 0% 0% £9250 £7000 159 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 83% 5% 6% £9250 £13200 121 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 58% 10% 15% £9250 £13100 145 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire 67% 5% 22% £9250 £13200 70 Luton On campus Full-time
Bournemouth University 63% 2% 15% £9250 £15250 119 Poole On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 58% 10% 15% £9250 £13100 145 Worcester On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 90% 5% 20% £9250 £14500 99 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 73% 2% 11% £9250 £14500 96 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 90% 5% 20% £9250 £14500 99 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Leeds Beckett University 98% 0% 10% £9250 £10500 89 Leeds On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln 100% 0% 0% £9250 £15900 110 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Royal Holloway, University of London 79% 0% 0% £8300 £17600 100 Egham On campus Full-time
University of Keele 80% 0% 20% £9250 £14700 110 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
University of Keele 80% 0% 20% £9250 £16800 110 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Teesside University 80% 0% 20% £5900 £13000 110 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Southampton Solent University 80% 0% 20% £7600 £13700 110 Southampton On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 80% 0% 20% £9250 £14500 110 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 80% 0% 20% £9250 £14500 110 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Queen Margaret University 80% 0% 20% £6000 £15000 110 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
The London School of Economics and Political Science 80% 0% 20% £23520 £23520 110 London On campus Full-time
Loughborough University of Technology 80% 0% 20% £10100 £20800 110 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Swansea University 80% 0% 20% £2800 £5550 110 Swansea On campus Part-time
University of Sunderland 80% 0% 20% £6750 £13750 110 Sunderland On campus Part-time
City University London 80% 0% 20% £10280 £15160 110 London On campus Full-time
University of Leicester 80% 0% 20% £8250 £19000 110 Leicester On campus Full-time
Brunel University 80% 0% 20% £4240 £8935 110 Uxbridge On campus Part-time
Kingston University 80% 0% 20% £10640 £16300 110 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln 80% 0% 20% £45 £89 110 Lincoln On campus Part-time
Birmingham City University 80% 0% 20% £7900 £16300 110 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 70% 2% 20% £9250 £14500 100 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire 67% 5% 22% £9250 £13200 70 Luton On campus Full-time
University of Essex 63% 3% 10% £9250 £16850 96 Colchester On campus Full-time
University of Chichester 31% 5% 5% £9250 £14500 95 Chichester On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 0% 20% £9250 £14500 106 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 92% 10% 15% £9250 £11400 128 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Leeds Beckett University 88% 0% 15% £9250 £10500 113 Leeds On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 75% 4% 12% £9250 £14700 £15000 137 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 92% 2% 0% £9250 £13200 103 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire 67% 5% 22% £9250 £13200 70 Luton On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln 100% 3% 0% £9250 £15900 101 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Edinburgh Napier University 87% 5% 1% £9250 £14170 132 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Full-time
University of Stirling - - - - - - Stirling On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - £8900 £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - - £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - - £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - £8900 £17000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Amity University [in] London - - - £10000 £12500 - London On campus Full-time
Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Ulster University 71% - 5% £9250 £15360 125 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 71% - 5% £9250 £14500 125 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Leeds 59% 2% 8% - - 105 Leeds On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London 59% 2% 8% - - 105 London On campus Part-time
Coventry University 76% - 5% - - 78 Coventry On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 61% - 10% £2310 £3894 98 London On campus Part-time
Bournemouth University 63% 2% 15% £9250 - 119 Poole On campus Full-time
Leeds Beckett University 88% 0% 19% - - 105 Leeds On campus Full-time
Regent's University London - 0% 14% £18500 £18500 104 London On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 70% 0% 12% - - 103 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 83% 5% 6% £9250 - 121 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Regent's University London - 0% 14% £12000 £12000 104 London On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 70% 0% 12% - - 103 Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of the Arts London 69% - 3% £9250 - 139 London On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 69% - 3% £9250 £14500 139 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Coventry University 90% 5% 20% - - 99 Coventry On campus Full-time
Newcastle University 90% 5% 20% - - 99 Newcastle On campus Part-time
The University of Winchester 61% 5% 13% £9250 - 98 Winchester On campus Full-time
University of Salford 69% 4% 7% - - 126 Salford On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 79% 0% 0% - - 100 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Ulster University 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Coleraine On campus Part-time
The University of Edinburgh 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
The University of Sheffield 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Hertfordshire 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Bangor University 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Bangor On campus Full-time
University of Stirling 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Stirling On campus Full-time
The University of Warwick 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Coventry On campus Full-time
Bangor University 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Bangor On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 80% 0% 20% - - 110 London On campus Part-time
Newcastle University 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 80% 0% 20% - - 110 Birmingham On campus Part-time
Swansea University 92% 10% 15% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
Swansea University 92% 10% 5% - - 134 Swansea On campus Full-time
University of the West of England 74% 5% 9% - - 113 Bristol On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 65% - 8% £9250 £14000 91 London On campus Full-time
Northumbria University 67% - 9% - - 114 Newcastle On campus Full-time
University of West London 74% - 10% £9250 £13250 108 Ealing On campus Full-time
Swansea University 92% 10% 15% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 92% 2% 0% £9250 - 103 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of West London 74% - 10% £9250 £13250 108 Ealing On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University 75% 9% 5% - - 108 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 92% 2% 0% £9250 - 103 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of the Arts London 73% - 0% £9250 - 109 London On campus Full-time
Swansea University 92% 10% 5% - - 134 Swansea On campus Full-time
University of Essex - - 5% £9250 - 80 Colchester On campus Full-time
University of Essex - - 5% £9250 £16850 80 Colchester On campus Full-time
University of Exeter 88% - - £9250 £20000 161 Exeter On campus Full-time
Richmond, The American International University in London 79% - 10% £9250 £14750 80 Richmond On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University 66% 0% 15% £9250 - 102 Bath On campus Full-time
Regent's University London - - 10% £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University 66% 0% 15% £9250 - 102 Bath On campus Full-time
University of Essex - - 5% £9250 £16850 80 Colchester On campus Full-time
Swansea University 92% 10% 15% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
University of the Arts London 58% 0% 3% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
Swansea University 92% 10% 15% - - 128 Swansea On campus Full-time
Richmond, The American International University in London 79% - 10% £9250 £14750 80 Richmond On campus Full-time
University of Exeter 88% - - £9250 £20000 161 Exeter On campus Full-time
Regent's University London - - 10% £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
University of the West of England 74% 5% 9% - - 113 Bristol On campus Full-time
University of Exeter 88% - - £9250 £20000 161 Exeter On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 65% - 8% £9250 £14000 91 London On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 65% - 8% - - 91 Birmingham On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
69 /100
260 students of Public Relations in the UK replied

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2021
The NSS is commissioned by the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-information-and-data/national-student-survey-nss">Office for Students</a>

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 £22000 £23402 £27317
25-75 percentile range £19000 - £24000 £18337 - £28500 £20933 - £34900
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 2, 2021
All Public Relations courses of UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22143 £26397 £30588
25-75 percentile range £20429 - £24714 £23259 - £31138 £24982 - £37395
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK

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.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK

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.

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021

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

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Among graduates of Public Relations who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number of highly skilled vs non-highly skilled jobs (Unistats).

% Skilled jobs

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

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

70% Media Professionals
20% Business and public service associate professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Public Relations

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK
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FAQ

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

The median salary of graduates of Public Relations was £22000 15 months after graduation, £23402 3 years after graduation and £27317 5 years after graduation.

Journalism and Public Relations at University of Lincoln received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 9 respondents.