Public Relations & Advertising at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267. In 2021, 2 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwest.

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.

Northwest Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Northwest Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Northwest 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 Northwest 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 Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181

Public Relations Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northwest. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 Northwest Missouri State University.

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
• Image Credit: By poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.