Public Relations at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

What traits are you looking for in a PR school? To help you decide if University of Louisiana at Lafayette is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's PR program.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 17,123. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in PR from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

UL Lafayette Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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 Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	56
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	76
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Public Relations Schools	111

PR Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from UL Lafayette. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at UL Lafayette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Public Relations Specialists	1,350	$53,390
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	300	$91,740
Advertising and Promotions Managers	190	$75,450
Communications Professors	130	$65,150

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.