Public Relations & Advertising at Nebraska Wesleyan University

If you are interested in studying public relations and advertising, you may want to check out the program at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 1,924 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from NWU.

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.

NWU Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

NWU Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public relations major at NWU 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
	36
	57
	71
	91
	135
	149
	162
	181
	189
	191

Public Relations Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 public relations majors earned their bachelor's degree from NWU. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical public relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at NWU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NWU 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

The following public relations concentations are available at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nebraska Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	16

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Public Relations Specialists	1,370	$51,300
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	630	$88,550
Editors	460	$47,910
Community Health Workers	450	$38,190
Reporters and Correspondents	390	$39,510

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.