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Public Relations & Advertising at Illinois State University

Public Relations & Advertising at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Illinois State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Illinois State 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Illinois State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations 89

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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists 7,360 $66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 5,160 $119,330
Editors 3,830 $62,590
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
Technical Writers 1,460 $69,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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