Public Relations & Advertising at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,999 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.

University of Portland Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

University of Portland Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The public relations major at University of Portland 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 University of Portland

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

University of Portland Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 University of Portland since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Portland with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Portland Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Portland with a master's in public relations.

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

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	30

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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.