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Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at McKendree University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations, advertising, and applied communication school? To help you decide if McKendree University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations, advertising, and applied communication program.

McKendree is located in Lebanon, Illinois and approximately 2,200 students attend the school each year. Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McKendree University in 2021, 5 of them were public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors.

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

McKendree Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

McKendree Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public relations, advertising, and applied communication progam at McKendree 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, advertising, and applied communication major at McKendree is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication. 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
65
74
101

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at McKendree

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at McKendree University.

McKendree Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication at McKendree are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public relations, advertising, and applied communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

McKendree also has a doctoral program available in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication 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 McKendree 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
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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