Public Relations & Advertising at University of Northwestern - St Paul

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what University of Northwestern - St Paul has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,506. Of the 697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northwestern - St Paul in 2021, 6 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.

Northwestern Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Northwestern Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Northwestern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Northwestern 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools	237
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	316

Earnings of Northwestern Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $32,918. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Northwestern Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern 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
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 University of Northwestern - St Paul.

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.