Public Relations & Advertising at Hastings College

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

Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and has a total student population of 982. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Hastings.

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.

Hastings Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Hastings Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Hastings 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 Hastings 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 Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222

Public Relations Student Demographics at Hastings

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

Hastings Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hastings, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Hastings 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 Hastings College with a bachelor's in public relations.

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

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Journalism
• Publishing

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 NE, the home state for Hastings College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Public Relations Specialists	1,370	$51,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	630	$88,550
Editors	460	$47,910
Community Health Workers	450	$38,190
Reporters and Correspondents	390	$39,510

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.