Public Relations & Advertising at Metropolitan State University of Denver

What traits are you looking for in a public relations school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University of Denver is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations program.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in public relations from MSU Denver.

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.

MSU Denver Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

MSU Denver Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Denver performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at MSU Denver 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
	170
	216
	254
	259
	294

Earnings of MSU Denver Public Relations Graduates

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $34,748. 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 MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

The public relations program at MSU Denver awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at MSU Denver are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MSU Denver 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

If you plan to be a public relations major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Technical & Scientific Communication	15
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	6

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Public Relations Specialists	5,180	$66,510
Editors	2,010	$59,120
Technical Writers	1,240	$80,250
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,240	$136,990
Community Health Workers	760	$42,000

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.