Public Relations & Advertising at DePaul 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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In 2021, 189 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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.

DePaul Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

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

DePaul Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

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 public relations major at DePaul 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
	35
	49
	50
	53
	79
	113
	166

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in public relations from DePaul. This makes it the #24 most popular school for public relations master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $38,478. This is 4% higher than $36,826, which is the national average for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at DePaul 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	130
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

DePaul Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in public relations from DePaul in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a public relations master's degree from DePaul, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DePaul 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

Public Relations & Advertising majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	177
Sports Communication	19
General Organizational Communication	16
Health Communication	5

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 DePaul 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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.