Public Relations & Advertising at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450.

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.

UL Lafayette Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UL Lafayette Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 UL Lafayette since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	54
Public Relations	2

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Community Health Workers	480	$39,840
Reporters and Correspondents	460	$57,990
Editors	450	$42,340
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$30,040

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.