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. In 2021, 89 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Illinois State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools	64
	67
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Illinois State Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $38,618. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 89 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from Illinois State in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	72
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Illinois State 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
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.