Public Relations & Advertising at University of Idaho

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

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791. Of the 1,738 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Idaho in 2021, 72 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

U of I Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

U of I Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at U of I compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at U of I 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 Focused Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools	51
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	232

Earnings of U of I Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of I is $31,073. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at U of I 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 University of Idaho with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

U of I 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
• 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Public Relations Specialists	660	$64,380
Editors	420	$48,160
Community Health Workers	280	$35,840
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	280	$87,690
Reporters and Correspondents	250	$34,390

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.