Public Relations & Advertising at University of Oregon

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at University of Oregon. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 575 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from UO.

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.

UO Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

UO Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how UO performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at UO 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Schools	3
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Schools	194

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in public relations from UO. This makes it the #16 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UO Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at UO is $36,861. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 575 public relations students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UO, about 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	357
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

UO Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UO, 68% 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 Oregon with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UO also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Public Relations Specialists	3,210	$66,800
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,330	$96,140
Editors	1,080	$55,610
Community Health Workers	750	$42,350
Technical Writers	680	$68,320

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.