Public Relations & Advertising at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Public Relations Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public relations master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 82% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	32
Political Communication	6
Health Communication	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Communication & Journalism (Other)

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Technical Writers	1,290	$66,970
Community Health Workers	1,270	$41,110

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.