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Public Relations at Drake University

Every public relations school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the PR program at Drake University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,869. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Drake.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Drake Public Relations Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Drake Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Drake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Drake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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 Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Best Public Relations Schools 4
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
Most Popular Public Relations Schools 47

PR Student Demographics at Drake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Drake University.

Drake Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Drake in 2018-2019, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Drake Gender Breakdown of Public Relations Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in PR.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Public Relations Majors at Drake University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Drake also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Public Relations Specialists 1,820 $56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 960 $103,350
Communications Professors 480 $88,340
Advertising and Promotions Managers 200 $113,030

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.

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