Public Relations & Advertising at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405. In 2021, 24 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from South Dakota State.

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.

South Dakota State Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

South Dakota State Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at South Dakota 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	46

Earnings of South Dakota State Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at South Dakota State is $38,698. This is 5% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from South Dakota State in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at South Dakota 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 South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State 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
• 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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists	660	$51,240
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$31,630
Reporters and Correspondents	220	$32,390
Editors	150	$48,100
Technical Writers	120	$50,320

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.