Public Relations at University of Miami

If you plan to study public relations, take a look at what University of Miami has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and has a total student population of 17,331. Of the 974 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Miami in 2019, 70 of them were public relations majors.

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.

U Miami Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR
• Master’s Degree in PR

U Miami Public Relations Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The PR major at U Miami 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 Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	22
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	46

In 2019, 11 students received their master’s degree in PR from U Miami. This makes it the #11 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at U Miami

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

U Miami Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 70 students earned a bachelor's degree in PR from U Miami. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Miami with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	33
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

U Miami Public Relations Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 11 PR majors earned their master's degree from U Miami. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the PR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Miami with a master's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Advertising

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 FL, the home state for University of Miami.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Public Relations Specialists	12,050	$60,920
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	2,050	$109,570
Communications Professors	1,320	$77,290
Advertising and Promotions Managers	1,040	$98,480

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 Harrier233 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.