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Public Relations at Southern Methodist University

Public Relations at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Public Relations Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in PR

SMU Public Relations Rankings

The pr major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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.

PR Student Demographics at SMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pr majors at Southern Methodist University.

SMU Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of pr bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pr at SMU 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 Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in pr.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in pr can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists 28,360 $60,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 4,680 $125,490
Communications Professors 2,460 $68,900
Advertising and Promotions Managers 1,590 $98,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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