Public Relations & Advertising at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and approximately 11,017 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 52 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Eau Claire.

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.

UW - Eau Claire Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Relations (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

UW - Eau Claire Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at UW - Eau Claire compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UW - Eau Claire 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
Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools	7
Most Focused Public Relations & Advertising Basic Certificate Schools	27
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
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Public Relations Student Demographics at UW - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at UW - Eau Claire 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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Journalism
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Public Relations Specialists	3,860	$61,060
Editors	1,580	$48,630
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	900	$107,830
Technical Writers	760	$59,480
Reporters and Correspondents	630	$34,180

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 Germon prez under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.