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Public Relations & Advertising at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 178 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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.

UH Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
  • Master’s Degree in Public Relations

UH Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how UH performed in these rankings.

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 UH 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
40
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools 135
149

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in public relations from UH. This makes it the #78 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UH Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $36,173. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

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Public Relations Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from UH. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 University of Houston with a bachelor's in public relations.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 93
White 40
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UH Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in public relations from UH in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists 28,360 $60,600
Editors 5,490 $72,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 4,680 $125,490
Technical Writers 4,550 $75,000
Community Health Workers 2,820 $41,640

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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