Public Relations & Advertising at Loras College

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

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,404. Of the 88 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loras College in 2021, 12 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.

Loras Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

Loras Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations progam at Loras 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 Loras 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
	44
	59
	62
	75
	106
	115
	135
	160
	177
	221

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from Loras Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loras is $35,865. This is less than $36,826, which is the national average of all public relations majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Relations Student Demographics at Loras

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

Loras Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Loras since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at Loras 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 Loras College with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loras 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Loras College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations	12

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 Loras College.

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 Bahua at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.