Public Relations at Marquette University

What traits are you looking for in a PR school? To help you decide if Marquette University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's PR program.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,550. In 2021, 47 PR majors received their bachelor's degree from Marquette.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations section at the bottom of this page.

Marquette Public Relations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in PR

Marquette Public Relations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the PR progam at Marquette 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 PR major at Marquette is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations. 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
	3
	30
	41
	52

PR Student Demographics at Marquette

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the PR majors at Marquette University.

Marquette Public Relations Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in PR from Marquette. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical PR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Marquette since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in PR at Marquette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Marquette also has a doctoral program available in PR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Advertising

Careers That PR Grads May Go Into

A degree in PR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Public Relations Specialists	3,860	$61,060
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	900	$107,830
Communications Professors	500	$79,870
Advertising and Promotions Managers	80	$113,020

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.