Public Relations & Advertising at Biola University

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Biola University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and approximately 5,815 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Biola.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations & Advertising section at the bottom of this page.

Biola Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Online Classes Are Available at Biola

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Biola does offer online courses in public relations for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Biola Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how Biola performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Biola is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	6
	31
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	95
	95
	121

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in public relations from Biola. This makes it the #96 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Biola Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Biola is $37,928. This is 3% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Biola

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Biola University.

Biola Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at Biola awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Biola University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Biola Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in public relations from Biola. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Biola University with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Biola also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Biola University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	8,330	$141,990
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert J. Boser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.