Public Relations & Advertising at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

If you plan to study public relations and advertising, take a look at what Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,152. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from SMU MN.

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.

SMU MN Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

SMU MN Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at SMU MN 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 SMU MN 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
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	316
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Schools	363

Public Relations Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from SMU MN in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU MN since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at SMU MN 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.