Public Relations & Advertising at Bradley University

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

Bradley is located in Peoria, Illinois and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 69 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Bradley.

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

Bradley Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Bradley Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Bradley 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 public relations major at Bradley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations & Advertising. 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
	38
	60
	94
	157

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Bradley Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bradley is $36,966. This is 0% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Bradley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations majors at Bradley University.

Bradley Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Bradley. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Bradley since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Bradley 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 public relations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bradley University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bradley also has a doctoral program available in public relations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Relations & Advertising

The following public relations concentations are available at Bradley University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bradley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Communication	29
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	17
General Organizational Communication	11
Public Relations	6
Advertising	6

Careers That Public Relations Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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 AscendedAnathema under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.