Public Relations & Advertising at Hardin - Simmons University

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

Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and approximately 2,128 students attend the school each year. Of the 100 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hardin - Simmons University in 2021, 8 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.

Hardin - Simmons Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Hardin - Simmons Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Hardin - Simmons compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at Hardin - Simmons 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
	144
	222
	280

Public Relations Student Demographics at Hardin - Simmons

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

Hardin - Simmons Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 Hardin - Simmons since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Hardin - Simmons 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 Hardin - Simmons University with a bachelor's in public relations.

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

Hardin - Simmons 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 Hardin - Simmons University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	8

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 Hardin - Simmons 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.