Public Relations & Advertising at Elmhurst University

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

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421. In 2021, 1 public relations major received their bachelor's degree from Elmhurst.

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.

Elmhurst Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Elmhurst Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst 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
	345
	357
	444

Public Relations Student Demographics at Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations from Elmhurst.

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	1

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 Elmhurst 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 Teemu008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.