Public Relations & Advertising at Dallas Baptist University

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Dallas Baptist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 4,247. Of the 166 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dallas Baptist University in 2021, 10 of them were public relations and advertising majors.

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.

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations
• Master’s Degree in Public Relations

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how DBU performed in these rankings.

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 DBU 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
	7
	35
	36
	72
	198
	213
	227

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in public relations from DBU. This makes it the #36 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Relations Student Demographics at DBU

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

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public relations from DBU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at DBU 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 Dallas Baptist University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DBU Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

The public relations program at DBU awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from DBU, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public relations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DBU 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

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dallas Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	17
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	10
Sports Communication	4

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 TX, the home state for Dallas Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Editors	5,490	$72,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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 Regrothenberger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.