Public Relations & Advertising at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,547. Of the 1,064 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Moorhead in 2021, 11 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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 Moorhead Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

MSU Moorhead Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at MSU Moorhead 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 Moorhead 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	59
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185

Earnings of MSU Moorhead Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Moorhead is $33,946. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Moorhead, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Moorhead 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
• 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Technical Writers	1,290	$66,970
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.