Public Relations & Advertising at Butler University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if Butler University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 5,544.

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.

Butler Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

Butler Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Butler 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Butler

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

Butler Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Butler since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Butler are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Butler Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. Butler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from Butler, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butler 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	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Butler University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	57
General Organizational Communication	19
Sports Communication	15

Related Majors

• Journalism
• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 IN, the home state for Butler University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,050	$105,770

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 Peetlesnumber1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.