Public Relations at University of Northwestern - St Paul

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

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 3,623 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from Northwestern.

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.

Northwestern Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Northwestern Public Relations Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at Northwestern 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
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	45
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	86
Best Public Relations Schools	94

PR Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Northwestern in 2018-2019, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Northwestern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its PR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Northwestern - St Paul with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,880	$120,190
Communications Professors	560	$67,630
Advertising and Promotions Managers	490	$133,480

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.