Public Relations & Advertising at North Central College

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

North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,832. In 2021, 11 public relations majors received their bachelor's degree from North Central.

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.

North Central Public Relations & Advertising Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

North Central Public Relations & Advertising Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public relations programs across the country. The following shows how North Central 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 North Central 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
	43
	55
	168
	228

How Much Do Public Relations Graduates from North Central Make?

The median salary of public relations students who receive their bachelor's degree at North Central is $41,154. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $36,826 for all public relations bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Relations Student Demographics at North Central

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

North Central Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from North Central. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public relations at North Central 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 North Central College with a bachelor's in public relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

North Central 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 North Central College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Central College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Organizational Communication	11

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 IL, the home state for North Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,160	$119,330
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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 Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.