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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from UIUC.

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.

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in public relations from UIUC. This makes it the #29 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $42,675. This is 16% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

69% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 64% 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.

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 143
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UIUC Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

88% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Public Relations & Advertising from UIUC in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIUC 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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