Public Relations & Advertising at University of Kentucky

Every public relations and advertising school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public relations program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 168 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.

UK Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UK Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at UK 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.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from UK Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $36,018. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from UK. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	129
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UK 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
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Community Health Workers	1,220	$38,210
Editors	770	$44,050
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$50,190
Radio and Television Announcers	540	$39,180

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.