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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774. In 2021, 55 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from Drake.

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.

Drake Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Drake Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Drake 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 public relations major at Drake 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
	25
	28
	29
	100
	103

Earnings of Drake Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Drake is $42,274. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Drake. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Drake 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 Drake University with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Drake 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 Drake University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	46
Advertising	9

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Reporters and Correspondents	560	$32,650
Radio and Television Announcers	530	$34,870

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 Limitingflame1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.