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Massachusetts Public Relations Specialists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Public Relations Specialists in Massachusetts

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Fast Facts for Public Relations Specialists in Massachusetts

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Boston, Barnstable, and Pittsfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Brockton, Lawrence, and Lowell
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boston, Springfield, and Worcester

Salaries for Public Relations Specialists in Massachusetts

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Haverhill, Lowell, and Brockton. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Public Relations Specialists in Massachusetts are listed below.

Selected Public Relations Specialist Training Schools in Massachusetts

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Braintree, Burlington, Westborough

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Business With A Concentration In Communications, Business/Communication, Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Culture And Communication, Communication With A Concentration In Marketing And Sales Communication, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Public Relations Specialists in Massachusetts

More Massachusetts Public Relations Specialist Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
American International CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate2,678
Assumption CollegeWorcesterMasters2,872
Atlantic Union CollegeSouth LancasterMasters562
Bay Path CollegeLongmeadowMasters1,603
Bentley UniversityWalthamDoctorate5,636
Berkshire Community CollegePittsfieldAssociate2,267
Boston CollegeChestnut HillDoctorate & First Professional14,621
Boston UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional32,053
Bridgewater State CollegeBridgewaterMasters9,934
Bristol Community CollegeFall RiverAssociate7,388
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBostonAssociate8,806
Cambridge CollegeCambridgeDoctorate5,355
Clark UniversityWorcesterDoctorate3,210
Curry CollegeMiltonMasters3,182
Dean CollegeFranklinBachelor1,302
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincyMasters1,075
Emerson CollegeBostonDoctorate4,380
Emmanuel College BostonBostonMasters2,467
Fitchburg State CollegeFitchburgMasters6,692
Gordon College WenhamWenhamMasters1,648
Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfieldAssociate2,236
Hampshire CollegeAmherstBachelor1,431
Harvard UniversityCambridgeDoctorate25,690
Lasell CollegeNewtonMasters1,403
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeDoctorate10,220
Merrimack CollegeNorth AndoverMasters2,098
Mount Ida CollegeNewtonBachelor1,429
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardnerAssociate4,147
Newbury College-BrooklineBrooklineBachelor1,202
Nichols CollegeDudleyMasters1,477
Northeastern UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional24,434
Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhillAssociate6,526
Pine Manor CollegeChestnut HillMasters472
Regis CollegeWestonDoctorate1,511
Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury CrossingAssociate2,398
Simmons CollegeBostonDoctorate4,733
Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,074
Stonehill CollegeEastonBachelor2,450
Suffolk UniversityBostonDoctorate9,103
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstDoctorate25,873
University of Massachusetts-BostonBostonDoctorate13,433
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowellDoctorate11,635
Western New England CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate3,657
Westfield State CollegeWestfieldMasters5,392
Worcester State CollegeWorcesterMasters5,358

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Public Relations Specialists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Massachusetts. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Public Relations Specialists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Public Relations Specialists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MASSACHUSETTS

   
Boston6,420$63,3201.9
Barnstable290$63,5501.6
Pittsfield80$47,8101.5
Framingham390$69,1001.3
Worcester440$55,0700.9
New Bedford90$52,5600.8
Springfield450$47,7700.8
Taunton60$58,9700.8
Haverhill100$70,9600.7
Lowell130$69,7900.6
Lawrence40$49,9700.4
Brockton60$69,7200.4
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