Public Relations & Advertising at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at UIUC 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.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	113
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in public relations each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UIUC, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Advertising	233
Health Communication	14

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.