Public Relations & Advertising at Missouri State University - Springfield

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 Missouri State University - Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,641 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University - Springfield in 2021, 57 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.

Missouri State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Missouri State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Missouri 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.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Missouri State Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri State is $32,380. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations from Missouri State in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Missouri 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Missouri 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

• 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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists	4,860	$59,940
Community Health Workers	1,370	$38,310
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Technical Writers	980	$58,840
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	910	$106,200

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.