Public Relations at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 11,187 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 34 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

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.

UNI Public Relations Degrees Available

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

UNI Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at UNI 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 UNI 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	7
Best Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Public Relations Schools	19
Most Popular Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Public Relations Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Public Relations Schools	52
Most Focused Public Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Public Relations Schools	65

In 2019, 1 student received their master’s degree in PR from UNI. This is the #26 most popular school for PR master’s degree candidates in the country.

PR Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of PR bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at UNI 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 University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in PR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNI Public Relations Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from UNI.

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

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

UNI 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.