Public Relations & Advertising at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 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.

UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	149
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 82% were white. This is above 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	74
Political Communication	6
Health Communication	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Journalism

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Technical Writers	1,290	$66,970
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.