Public Relations & Advertising at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

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.

UNL Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UNL Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at UNL 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 UNL

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

UNL Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 UNL since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	179
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	192
Sports Communication	48
Public Relations	22

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Public Relations Specialists	1,370	$51,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	630	$88,550
Editors	460	$47,910
Community Health Workers	450	$38,190
Reporters and Correspondents	390	$39,510

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
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