Public Relations & Advertising at Michigan Technological University

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

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and has a total student population of 6,873. In 2021, 15 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan Tech.

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.

Michigan Tech Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Michigan Tech Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 Michigan Tech 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217

Public Relations Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at Michigan Tech awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan Tech since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Michigan Tech 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 Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Michigan Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists	6,280	$61,760
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Technical Writers	1,450	$68,580
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,400	$121,690

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 Michigan Technological University Photo Services under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.