Public Relations & Advertising at Missouri State University - Springfield

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

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 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.

Missouri State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 Missouri State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 69% 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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri State University - Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	31
General Organizational Communication	19
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	15
Political Communication	7

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.