Public Relations & Advertising at College of the Ozarks

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

Hard Work U is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and has a total student population of 1,489. Of the 346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of the Ozarks in 2021, 20 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

Hard Work U Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Hard Work U Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Hard Work U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Hard Work U 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
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	21
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	171
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Earnings of Hard Work U Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hard Work U is $30,951. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Hard Work U

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

Hard Work U Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hard Work U, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Hard Work U since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Hard Work U 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 College of the Ozarks with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hard Work U 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

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 MO, the home state for College of the Ozarks.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Community Health Workers	1,370	$38,310
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Technical Writers	980	$58,840
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	910	$106,200

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.