Public Relations & Advertising at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and approximately 2,032 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mississippi Valley State University Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Mississippi Valley State University Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Mississippi Valley State University 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 Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi Valley State University since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Mississippi Valley State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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

Mississippi Valley State University Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Valley State University with a master's in public relations.

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

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	14

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Public Relations Specialists	1,430	$52,840
Community Health Workers	710	$32,880
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Editors	280	$46,070

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 Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.