Public Relations & Advertising at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from MSU Denver.

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.

MSU Denver Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

MSU Denver Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at MSU Denver 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
	170
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools	259

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $34,748. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from MSU Denver. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at MSU Denver are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MSU Denver 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 & Journalism (Other)
• 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Technical Writers	1,240	$80,250
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,240	$136,990
Community Health Workers	760	$42,000

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.