Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Public Relations & Advertising at DePaul University

Public Relations & Advertising at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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.

DePaul Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

DePaul Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

83% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from DePaul, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 23
Health Communication 5

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists 7,360 $66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 5,160 $119,330
Editors 3,830 $62,590
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
Technical Writers 1,460 $69,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.