Public Relations & Advertising at Park University

If you are interested in studying public relations & advertising, you may want to check out the program at Park University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and approximately 10,165 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.

Park University Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

Park University Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at Park 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 Park University

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

Park University Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Park University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Park University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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

Park University Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. Park University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Park University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	32

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 MO, the home state for Park 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 NPPyzixBlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.