Public Relations & Advertising at Dallas Baptist University

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

DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 4,247 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from DBU.

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.

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at DBU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	35
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	36
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In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in public relations from DBU. This makes it the #36 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations Student Demographics at DBU

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

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from DBU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at DBU 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 Dallas Baptist University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 public relations majors earned their master's degree from DBU. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from DBU, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 TX, the home state for Dallas Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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 Regrothenberger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.