Public Relations & Advertising at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in public relations.

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.

IUPUI Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

IUPUI Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public relations, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Relations Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

The public relations program at IUPUI awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 55% more men than average.

In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Community Health Workers	1,630	$42,000
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,050	$105,770

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.